just starting please help!!

ok i just set up my tank 2 days ago i havent seen any signs of a cycle i was woundering how long i should wait befor i had a clean up crew?

 

You are not seeing any nitrates at all ?

Did you use fully cured LR ?

Give the tank some time, it is far too early to add a cuc. Patience is hard with this hobby but it is the key to long term success IMO.

 

First, you don't actually see signs of a cycle for a little while, usually a few days. Do you have an ammonia test kit that you didn't mention?

Second, did you add in something to actually start the cycle? A piece of shrimp, some fish food, etc? If you didn't you need to do that before you can actually have a cycle start

 

the live rock i put in is live rock that was dryed up but i put live sand in the tank!!!!there is a lil nitrates coming up but not much at all is there any way to get the cycle going faster i know im deff not going to rush anything bc it cost alot of money to do this....

 

i didnt add anything to the tank...would a reg piece of raw shrip be good to cycle the tank...i herd human urine cycles the tank as well...is that true and did anyone ever try that lol!!

 

blackraven is right you are probably not going to see anything. If you used dry rock you are definitely not going to see anything for awhile. I agree try a small piece of shrimp for a day or two. Ammonia is a bi-product of metabolism, weathers it is bacteria eating dead meat, or die off of live rock.

And yes I have heard the urine thing, and since it is a bi-product of metabolism it will work.

 

or go buy a few small pieces of LR and put them in different areas

 

i used shrimp and live rock, and my cycle took 3 weeks

 

First ammonia should take a week, total cycle is 4 to 6 weeks. Then a clean up crew. Be patient.

Jeff

 

Please don't pee in your tank. Aquarium people sometimes get a bad rap as it is... Lol

Just wait a bit, I didn't see ammonia for 3 days and I used a lot of LR.