 |
02-25-2014, 03:16 PM
|
#1
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
Tank not cycling
So I have a 30 gallon tank with 40lbs of live sand, 40lbs cured live rock. I have had it set up fot a week already and It stll hasn't started to cycle yet... my ammonia and nitrates are at zero still, please help!!!!
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
__________________
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 03:26 PM
|
#2
|
|
Aquarium Advice Freak
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 342
|
what is your ammonia source? If you don't have something that produces ammonia then it will never cycle.
I use pure household ammonia from walmart but other use shrimp that decay in the tank. (if you use shrimp but them in a mesh bag so it doesn't get all over your tank)
__________________
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 03:40 PM
|
#3
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
Okay, how many should I put in my tank?
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 03:52 PM
|
#4
|
|
Aquarium Advice Addict
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 4,901
|
1 is fine
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 04:34 PM
|
#5
|
|
Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ohio
Posts: 142
|
I used one shrimp on my 50 gal and it seemed to work fine also...
__________________
50 gal reef,sump,reef octopus 110,solar flare 108 watt, carbon gfo duel reactor.
Jeremy
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 07:20 PM
|
#6
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
Thanks, so I was aloso told that because I added cured live rock, sand etc that it did a small and fast cycle. For two days I had both ammonia and nitrates at 1 then it went back to zero
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 07:57 PM
|
#7
|
|
Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ohio
Posts: 142
|
just sounds like to me there possibly wasn't enough ammonia to cycle so 1 shrimp should do the trick.. some people use pure ammonia but I personally have not tried it
__________________
50 gal reef,sump,reef octopus 110,solar flare 108 watt, carbon gfo duel reactor.
Jeremy
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 08:07 PM
|
#8
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
Okay I added a shrimp into the water, I will check back in a few days from now
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 08:14 PM
|
#9
|
|
Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ohio
Posts: 142
|
cool keep us updated on the tank
__________________
50 gal reef,sump,reef octopus 110,solar flare 108 watt, carbon gfo duel reactor.
Jeremy
|
|
|
|
|
02-25-2014, 08:20 PM
|
#10
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
Okay will do
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-26-2014, 01:15 PM
|
#11
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
So update on the tank stats.... ammonia- .25 nitrites- 0 PH- 8 salinity- 1.024
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-26-2014, 09:20 PM
|
#12
|
|
Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ohio
Posts: 142
|
sweet that shrimps doing its job
__________________
50 gal reef,sump,reef octopus 110,solar flare 108 watt, carbon gfo duel reactor.
Jeremy
|
|
|
|
|
02-26-2014, 10:08 PM
|
#13
|
|
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Vermont
Posts: 45
|
Awesome, thanks again
Sent from my GT-P5210 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
__________________
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Vendor Spotlight (Deals & More) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Photo Contest Winners |
|
|
» Saltwater Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Freshwater Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Other Discussions & Classifieds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
