New biocube 29

[carey]

Maybe it's just me, but I havent had any real luck with biospira. I cycle my tanks the old fashioned way, with pure ammonia and waiting the few weeks if needed. There are no true shortcuts in saltwater.

I know youre dying to get some fish in there but just be patient. It will happen soon enough.

I would run the tank as normal and then either cycle it or do what you wanted to do. I would strongly suggest getting a test kit if you dont have one no matter what you decide on doing.

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

Maybe it's just me, but I havent had any real luck with biospira. I cycle my tanks the old fashioned way, with pure ammonia and waiting the few weeks if needed. There are no true shortcuts in saltwater.

I know youre dying to get some fish in there but just be patient. It will happen soon enough.

I would run the tank as normal and then either cycle it or do what you wanted to do. I would strongly suggest getting a test kit if you dont have one no matter what you decide on doing.

Thumbs up to that!!!

 

[Bionewb 29]

Tanks been filled up for a little over a week. Chromis doing fine water clear. Nitrites and nitrates look a little high. Do I do a partial water change or is this normal in new tanks?

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Tanks been filled up for a little over a week. Chromis doing fine water clear. Nitrites and nitrates look a little high. Do I do a partial water change or is this normal in new tanks?

Wouldn't be a bad idea to do a 10% water change weekly till your parameters are constant.

I do 20% biweekly water changes, my parameters never change.

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

What are you parameters? And like reefer said, yes, do at least 20% depending on how your tests turn out?

 

[Bionewb 29]

Higher nitrite and nitrate. I read this signals the halfway point of the cycle. I'll do a small water change. This won't prolong the cycle will it?

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

Higher nitrite and nitrate. I read this signals the halfway point of the cycle. I'll do a small water change. This won't prolong the cycle will it?

What are they at??? Nitrite is deadly, use prime to detoxify the nitrites

 

[Ingy]

Water changes WILL prolong the cycle. But that's the nature of the beast when you do a fish in cycle. Let the levels climb so as to promote a larger bacterial colony and kill the fish. Keep the levels lower thru water changes and prolong the cycle.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

I don't understand why people don't get a good amount of cultured live rock and add it to their tank. It instantly cycles it.

 

[Ingy]

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[Breakthecycle2]

You don't need 100 pounds. Even 10 pounds would do it

 

[Mightyreefer87]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

True that, at $5 - $8 per pound it gets expensive. On my 125 gal, I've easily dropped $550 in LR alone.

 

[Bionewb 29]

How often should I change my media bags? I have carbon and bmo

 

[Tkey3425]

True that, at $5 - $8 per pound it gets expensive. On my 125 gal, I've easily dropped $550 in LR alone.

That why all of my rock started as base rock. I have nearly 300lbs of rock in my 210. $1500 even at $5 a pound and that's pretty cheap for good porous rock. It's more like $7-9 a pound around here. So I would be more in the $2100-2700 range for rocks lol. That's almost what my tank and equipment cost me. You'd have 6-7K in a new large tank pretty quick going that route after lighting. That's without coral and livestock.