My First Saltwater Nano

[Sniperhank]

Yeah, test your nitrites and nitrates. It'll tell you how the cycle is going. Get more ammonia in there afterwards. When your system processes ammonia in 24 hours, you're cycled.

 

[Macscale]

You could test nitrite. Sorry, but what was your ammonia source again? I never saw how much it got up too.

 

[NasB]

Alright I will and live rock, fish food and water from another aquarium

 

[Macscale]

Hmm. What did your ammonia get up too?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Water from another aquarium will do nothing, fish food and LR alone will not get it done either. You need to add a large ammonia source and get it above 4-5 ppm.

 

[NasB]

Nothing too interesting with these tests.

Nitrite - 0.25
Nitrate- 0

What should I do?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Add an ammonia source.

 

[NasB]

Should I just add a lot of fish pellets ?

 

[Macscale]

No, pure ammonia or a cocktail shrimp.

 

[NasB]

Won't be able to get that till Friday honestly..

 

[Sniperhank]

Uncooked shrimp is the easiest method.

 

[NasB]

All I have is some cleaning liquid ammonia that was outside ..

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Not that. And I wouldn't do the pellets either as that will add a bunch of phosphates to the water as well. Which combined with elevated nitrate from cycling should fuel a pretty big algae bloom.

 

[Sniperhank]

Just wait until you can get to the store to grab an uncooked shrimp. An while you cycle, just keep your lights off to avoid algae blooms from the increased nutrients that'll be there and you'll be removing with a big water change when the cycle is completed.

 

[NasB]

Alright I see if I can get it soon

 

[NasB]

What you guys think of that new rockscape?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

That right one looks great, the left one looks a little sketchy. Do you plan on securing it with putty and glue?

 

[NasB]

I thought about it, what brand of glue?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

I would use an aquarium safe putty and super glue gel, it must be the gel with the active ingredient cyanoacriate (or something like that). I use loctite gel super glue. I would make a ball with the putty and put glue on both ends kind of twist when you push them together so it gets all in the crevices
Edit: cyanoacrylate

 

[NasB]

Ok but is it bad to do this after I put shrimp in the tank? will it affect the cycle? because I'll most likely get shrimp tomorrow