Epuerto's 55g corner build thread

[Epuerto]

10 days
i was just in the chat room talking with a bio chemist lol he said my ammonia most likely spiked because of my no3- waste from bacteria and that i would be fine if i just did a water change to remove the ammonia and no3-
lol^

 

[BallinCrew10]

As long as your doing a fishless cycle I wouldn't do a water change just yet. I would wait and run a few more tests to collect some data about what's going on in there. And if you're in no rush, it'll work itself out lol

 

[XxVooDooxX]

+1

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[Epuerto]

lol do you think the ammonia spike already happend

 

[BallinCrew10]

Tough to say (its been a while since my tank cycled lol). Just continue your tests and it will either spike or drop off the charts. The biggest key to SW is patience, nothing happens quickly.

 

[BallinCrew10]

Except of course the bad things. They seem to appear overnight and double by the hour lol

 

[Epuerto]

Except of course the bad things. They seem to appear overnight and double by the hour lol

lol so no to water change?

 

[XxVooDooxX]

No leave it

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[BallinCrew10]

I would wait. A water change in a tank that's not cycled is just delaying the process. Best to wait till you're reading 0 ammonia 0 nitrite an then go ahead with a WC

 

[Epuerto]

I would wait. A water change in a tank that's not cycled is just delaying the process. Best to wait till you're reading 0 ammonia 0 nitrite an then go ahead with a WC

my ammonia is .25 and nitrite is 0

 

[Epuerto]

how much longer you think
?

 

[BallinCrew10]

Yea but you don't know if its on its way up or down lol. After 10 days I'm thinking up, though I'm by no means an expert. My tank took about a month to cycle

 

[Epuerto]

lol what did you start with?

 

[BallinCrew10]

Not much. I have a 75gallon and I started with about 90lbs of sand and just a couple pieces of LR, maybe 30lbs or so.

 

[Epuerto]

lol how long till you got your first nitrates?

 

[BallinCrew10]

I honestly couldn't tell ya. Its been almost 2 years lol. It seems like you're right on track though. I wouldn't worry too much if I were you. Just continue to test and one day ammonia an nitrites will just be gone. Then your ready for your WC and I waited an extra week to start adding some fish just to be sure.

 

[Epuerto]

So just wait for the ammonia and nitrites to go to zero? lol im almost there!!!!!!!

 

[BallinCrew10]

So just wait for the ammonia and nitrites to go to zero? lol im almost there!!!!!!!

Maybe..I wouldn't get too far ahead of yourself. If your ammonia hasn't spiked yet then it could be a few more weeks, but things are def headed in the right direction.

 

[Epuerto]

Maybe..I wouldn't get too far ahead of yourself. If your ammonia hasn't spiked yet then it could be a few more weeks, but things are def headed in the right direction.

Yay lol so ima get ahead of my self right now
what should i get first! lol

 

[BallinCrew10]

Well that's your call. If I had to do it again, as far as fish, black and white clowns, they look awesome. A good fish for your tank would be a sixline wrasse, small fish, always darting in and out of the rocks, I like mine. You'd have to read up on how many you could house (if there's not enough LR a pair could fight, possibly to the death) but I also have a firefish, very cool looking little fish. Finds a hole or cave to call home and will kinda "hover" above it, anything scares or startles him an he shoots back in. I'm not sure the number of fish that you'll be able to house but some good starter fish for sure.

http://liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15

This is where I like to research the fish I buy, haven't actually bought anything from them but its a good way to learn