90 gallon reef tank 1 month old - Aquarium Advice

skennelly · 01-07-2005, 12:45 PM

Hi All. Thought I would share my 90 gallon reef tank that turned 1 month old today. Its doing great, life is popping out of the live rock and the few fish that I have are doing great as well.

What's funny is I have not reached an ammonia spike yet it remains at 0.0 [acronym:438887cdf8="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:438887cdf8]. I have livestock in the tank that I would think is plenty to promote cycling.

1 yellow tang
3 pecula clowns
1 bi-color angel
2 LT anenomies
20 hermit crabs
15 snails
130# liverock
45# of sand mixed with 20# if live sand.

Its got to happen sometime, I just thought it would have started by now.

grimlock3000 · 01-07-2005, 12:51 PM

Thats a nice looking setup. Were did you get the rock from? It is was fresh and fully cured, you can sometimes avoid a cycle.

Also, good luck with those Anemones in a 1 month old tank

You really look like you are rushing things, you might want to slow down and make sure everything is stable. 5 fish and 2 Anemones in that tank in a month is pretty quick...

ellisz · 01-07-2005, 12:55 PM

I hope it does not cycle becasue if it does, you will lose livestock. Normally you wait for the tank to cycle and then add livestock. Some used to use damsels to help cycle but most use a piece of raw shrimp now. A tang and LTA's will not survive a cycle. If you see the amoonia spike yoou will have to do water changes to keep ammonia down and hope for the best.

Good luck.

skennelly · 01-07-2005, 01:04 PM

Yeah, I moved a little faster then I intended especially with the anenemies, but I don't intend on adding anything else for a long long while. I've been keeping a very close eye on my levels and so far so good and all the critters are looking and acting good.

I have a relative in the pet business and I got the live rock from a local wholesale supplier. The nice thing is I get to go and hand pick the rock as I do all the livestock I put in the tank.

01-07-2005, 12:45 PM	#1
skennelly Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois USA Posts: 125	90 gallon reef tank 1 month old Hi All. Thought I would share my 90 gallon reef tank that turned 1 month old today. Its doing great, life is popping out of the live rock and the few fish that I have are doing great as well. What's funny is I have not reached an ammonia spike yet it remains at 0.0 [acronym:438887cdf8="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:438887cdf8]. I have livestock in the tank that I would think is plenty to promote cycling. 1 yellow tang 3 pecula clowns 1 bi-color angel 2 LT anenomies 20 hermit crabs 15 snails 130# liverock 45# of sand mixed with 20# if live sand. Its got to happen sometime, I just thought it would have started by now.

01-07-2005, 12:51 PM	#2
grimlock3000 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: maine Posts: 1,971 Images: 1	Thats a nice looking setup. Were did you get the rock from? It is was fresh and fully cured, you can sometimes avoid a cycle. Also, good luck with those Anemones in a 1 month old tank You really look like you are rushing things, you might want to slow down and make sure everything is stable. 5 fish and 2 Anemones in that tank in a month is pretty quick... __________________ 26 freshwater 2x Sunburst Platys (2M, 2F) // 3x Neon Tetras (?) // 2x Cherry Barbs (1M, 1F) // 2x YoYo Loaches (?) // 1x Bushy Nose Pleco (M) // 1x Clown Pleco (?) // 15H marine -30# Live Rock -Mixed Snails (Nassarius // Cerith // Astrea // Black Turbo // Mexican Turbo) -8x Blue Leg Hermit Crabs // 1x Banded Serpent Star // 1x Cleaner Shrimp -1x Royal Gramma // 1x Percula Clownfish -2x Mushroom Leather // Metallic Green Star Polyps // Pulsing Xenia // Striped Xenia // Blue Mushroom -Remora + Maxi-Jet 1200 // 2x Maxi-Jet 600 // Maxi-Jet 400 // Visi-Therm Deluxe 50 // Current USA Orbit 2x 40w [acronym:f2db8017b4="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f2db8017b4]

01-07-2005, 12:55 PM	#3
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,676 Images: 9	I hope it does not cycle becasue if it does, you will lose livestock. Normally you wait for the tank to cycle and then add livestock. Some used to use damsels to help cycle but most use a piece of raw shrimp now. A tang and LTA's will not survive a cycle. If you see the amoonia spike yoou will have to do water changes to keep ammonia down and hope for the best. Good luck. __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

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01-07-2005, 01:04 PM	#4
skennelly Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois USA Posts: 125	Yeah, I moved a little faster then I intended especially with the anenemies, but I don't intend on adding anything else for a long long while. I've been keeping a very close eye on my levels and so far so good and all the critters are looking and acting good. I have a relative in the pet business and I got the live rock from a local wholesale supplier. The nice thing is I get to go and hand pick the rock as I do all the livestock I put in the tank.