Newbie: JBJ 12 gallon nano build

[ahoDMV]

June 22, 2012 parameters are:

Temp 80
Ph - 7.8
Nh3 -2.0
No2 - 5.0
No3 - 160

 

[Jmkb02]

Your starting to produce nitrate that's good, I would wait one more day and then start with 10-15 percent. It literally a hurry up and wait game, but your getting close

 

[Jmkb02]

I totally missed the date on that for some reason, do you have a more recent test?

 

[ahoDMV]

Sorry I put the wrong day. I jus did the test

 

[Jmkb02]

Ok yeah then disregard, the last post and the one above apply

 

[ahoDMV]

June 23rd parameters

Temp 80
NH3 .50
NO2 5.0
NO3 160

Also notice some brown stuff on the rocks. Is it good or bad?

 

[22engine]

I believe that it is just your base rock becoming live. The base rock I have in my new 29 biocube is turning into that as well.

 

[ahoDMV]

I actually took out my base rocks. All the rocks in my tank are live

 

[22engine]

Oh I thought the white was a little base sorry. My base is that color. I've been going for six days and still no sign of the cycle yet

 

[Jmkb02]

Brown stuff is algae and numbers are starting to look good. Your cuc will take care of the algae. How much of a water change did you do today?

 

[ahoDMV]

I have about 2 gallon of water prepared. Is that good enough or should I do more?

 

[Jmkb02]

That's good you have a total of 12? No sump or media filtration?

 

[ahoDMV]

Yup a 12 gallon. I haves intank basket with Carbon on top a filter floss and the sponge it came with and ceramic rings.

I just did about a 2 gallon water change and changed out the filter floss.

Just Checked the water a hour after the water change.

Temp - 79
NH3 - 0.25
N02 - 5.0
N03 - 160
PH - 7.8

 

[Jmkb02]

Looking good! Numbers are getting better... I'd wait another day then another water change. You wanna get that ammonia and trites down to zero. Your getting there fast

 

[ahoDMV]

thanks for the tips Jmkb!

Cant wait to add a clean up crew.

 

[Jmkb02]

Yup no prob been there too just glad I can

 

[ahoDMV]

should i leave the shrimp in there or should I take it out?

 

[Jmkb02]

Def take it out

 

[ahoDMV]

Updated photo of the tank.

 

[Jmkb02]

It looks great, lots of room for corals. Any ideas of what you want?