Bry's 83 Rimless Reef

[User]

Aw Nice! Lol my cycle is going so strangely for some reason...

Cant wait to see it set up! The Ai nano comes in tuesday this week (tomorro) ill let u know how it is! So excited!

 

[spideybry]

Aw Nice! Lol my cycle is going so strangely for some reason...

Cant wait to see it set up! The Ai nano comes in tuesday this week (tomorro) ill let u know how it is! So excited!

Thanks man That is good to hear, i wanna see tht up n running. Whats goin with ur tank?

 

[User]

Having a very odd cycle with the shrimp. I cant wait for the light tomorrow lol so excited I check the darn tracking too much lol

 

[User]

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f11/odd-cycle-171421.html#post1566716

Heres what i got going on with the cycle

 

[spideybry]

Having a very odd cycle with the shrimp. I cant wait for the light tomorrow lol so excited I check the darn tracking too much lol

What you mean by odd cycle? Where are your levels at? As for the lights, that is expected haha.

 

[User]

Readings are not in order like I was expecting. Lots of nitrate/nitrite medium ammonia

 

[spideybry]

Readings are not in order like I was expecting. Lots of nitrate/nitrite medium ammonia

Probably a combination of the dieing rock+adding the shrimp. Remember you used dry rock as well. Changes don't happen over night usually. I saw the threa but im on my phone so ill have to post to it tomorrow. Btw u beat me to the punch haha, u posted right when i posted asking xD

 

[User]

Lol I thought I should put it. I hope so lol I tested the nitrates later and it was blood red. I wonder how this tank is cycling. Hope its goes quick! And it smells in here from the shrimp

 

[spideybry]

Lol I thought I should put it. I hope so lol I tested the nitrates later and it was blood red. I wonder how this tank is cycling. Hope its goes quick! And it smells in here from the shrimp

Sometimes cycling does smell, so that is a positive haha. Maybe run a bit of carbon to get rid of the smell if it bothers you. That is what I did while I was cycling to get rid of that nasty smell.

 

[User]

Lol I dont have any carbon. I made the fuge and dont have carbon on me

tested again today:

pH- 7.8

Ammonia- 3ppm

Nitrates- 160ppm

Nitrates- 5ppm

 

[spideybry]

If I were you I would let it sit, for a few days running. See if your ammonia will drop at all, and btw you wrote nitrates twice lol.

 

[spideybry]

 

[tarpon]

Woah...expensive

 

[spideybry]

Woah...expensive

That is actually pretty inexpensive considering that the tank new would cost me around $2000 alone....

 

[User]

what size tank is that small rimless one you have? I am having problems setting up my light so it covers the entire tank. it is nice though

 

[spideybry]

what size tank is that small rimless one you have? I am having problems setting up my light so it covers the entire tank. it is nice though

It is 10x10x10. Not even full blast does it make a difference? Try raising or lowering it.

 

[User]

It is 10x10x10. Not even full blast does it make a difference? Try raising or lowering it.

I think this would be better suited for thst kind of tank. It comes with a fixed stand. I cant put it on the back of the tank cause the fuge takes up so much room

 

[spideybry]

I think this would be better suited for thst kind of tank. It comes with a fixed stand. I cant put it on the back of the tank cause the fuge takes up so much room

Ah. Normally with LEDs you need to adjust the height a bit to get it where you want to spread. How much are u getting as of right now?

 

[spideybry]

Here is an updated FTS with some new added rock

 

[User]

That looks nice! What kind of coral is that at the bottom to the left of the far right new rock? lol that was complicated..