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So my cycle is about halfway done. My initial dose of 4 ammo is down to1, nitrites are off the chart and nitrates are at 20. Once the cycle is finished my nitrates should be very high. Is there any other way I can remove them other than water changes. I hate to dump this expensive salt and water...

Hi I've got my 46 bowfront up and running and fishless cycle started. I'm starting to see lower ammo and am now getting nitrites too. Right before I tested my water for ammo and nitrite I turned on my protein skimmer for the first time (SWC 120 cone). My question is will the skimmer mess up the...

Got some new stuff today from UPS. My new SWC 120 protein skimmer! I know everyone has one but I was getting concerned about my setup. First of all I had to mod my stand a little to get the sump in there at its as close a fit as your gonna get so not a lot of room for other equipment. So after...

Hi I was wondering if this stand modification I did on my 46 gallon bowfront tank stand is ok. Its going to be a reef tank so it will have probably around 30-50 lbs of pucani rock and reef rock from BRS (I have 70 lbs total but not sure how much I'm gonna need because the pucani is huge!) Anyhow...

I'm building a 46 gal bowfront reef tank. I've got an eshopps pf-800 overflow (800gph), into a proflex 23 gal sump. The return hose will be 3/4". Now for the question. I should be looking for a return pump that should put out around 700 gph at 5' head. 5' is from the bottom of sump where pump...

So i'm getting ready to set up my first saltwater reef tank. I've successfully cycled three freshwater tanks. How should I do a fishless cycle in saltwater setup? A) just cycle the saltwater as you would freshwater and then add live rock. B) add live rock and just let it cycle that way C)...

Hi everyone so i'm planning a 46 gal bowfront saltwater setup. I really wanted to do a reef tank but it sounds a little intimidating at this point after all the reading I've done. So now I'm thinking FOWLR instead. So far this is what I've purchased Aqueon ProFlex™ Modular Sump Model 2 1100 GPH...

Hi we got a new 90 gal tank that we are going to setup as a cichlid tank. I've been doing some research and my question is should I go with a Fluval FX5 canister that I can get for $230 US or spend an extra 250 or so for a complete sump set up. I don't think I'm up to building a sump myself...

So i finally got my fishless cycle going again. I dropped ammo dose to 2.0 and it was down to zero in a day. Nitrites are 5.0 and nitrates are 80. Just to be on the safe side once ammo went to zero I only dosed it back up to 1.0 which is gone in 24 hrs. I know its still to early to get fish...

So I'm fishless cycling my 29gal tank. Nitrites spiked and stayed spiked for about 8-10 days. Now the nitrites are steadily going down and currently down to .5 tonight. Nitrates have been going up slowly and currently are up to a solid 20, maybe more but less than 40 (color is bright orange...

I'm doing a fishless cycle. About a week ago i noticed nitrites for the first time. They were .25 with api test kit. Ammonia slowly started to go down from 3-4 and it got to about .5-1.0 so i added a little more to bring it up. Brought it back up to about 3-4. Now it's at 2.0. My nitrites...

So my tank finally has started to cycle! The first day I noticed nitites they were .25. Then the next day .5 then 1.0 the next day (yesterday) and 2.0 today. So they've been increasing every day but the original ammonia is still between .50 and 1.0. The ammonia has dropped but I thought it...

Just a quick question while waiting for my tank to start cycling. I'm using Aqueon Water Conditioner. On the back label it states that it detoxifies heavy metals and ammonia but I still get ammonia readings with api kit. Could this have anything to do with why my cycle won't budge? I'm going...

Hi everyone. Besides trying to get my new tank going I'm helping my dad cycle his. Everything has been going perfectly for his tanks fishless cycle. Right now he adds a little ammonia everyday and tonight time he has 0 amm 2 nitrites(was at or above 5 the previous 2 nights) and 120...

Ok so I'm entering my fifth week of fishless cycle. Dosed on 1/17/11 with ace hardware janitorial ammonia recommended here and other places to approximately 5.0 according to API Master Kit. It is now 2/20/11. Definitely not close to 8 but more than 4, as the test kit only has 4 then skips to 8...

Hi everyone, so I started my fishless cylcle 6 days ago. Got ammonia up to 4. Been at a steady 4 all week (API Master Test Kit). I'm not running out of patience but just wondering when I should be expecting a decrease in ammonia. Thanks for any info

Well a couple weeks ago I started a new 29g tank and every fish I've put in there has died. I posted about it earlier. So now I have no fish left and the tank wasn't cycled I want to break everything down and start over. This time I'm going to do a fishless cycle with an ammonia that was...

Hi everyone I got a new 29 gal on 1/17/11, got it up and running with 100w heater, HoB filter, gravel, airstone, and some plastic plants and a couple of caves for hiding. Conditioned the water and tested it to make sure it was chlorine free and it was let the temp get up to 76. On 1/18 put 4...