Recent content by Watsonja4

Edit: it's an orchid dottyback not a neon.

Well guys today was the big day! Fish and small CUC added, 2 baby ocellaris clowns, 1 baby neon dottyback, 3 trochus snails, 3 scarlet reef hermits, and 2 nassarius snails(all they had). Here's some pic' s enjoy!

Here's another update on the tank. It's now day 14 of the cycle and everything is going great and at a fast pace. Here are my parameters so far ammonia is 0ppm after peaking at ~1, nitrite is at ~2ppm after going off the chart, and nitrates are ~40ppm. No algae blooms have happened, only change...

Source is a jumbo shrimp, that's still in the tank.

It peaked at .5 - 1ppm, it's a 40 breeder. I am using seachem stability to speed it up and it seems to be working.

Here is a day 7 update on the cycle. Ph 8.1, salinity 1.025sg, ammonia .5ppm, nitrite .25ppm. I have not started testing nitrates yet because I am waiting for nitrite levels to level out first. More to come!

Yep it's torture! At least I have my freshwater tank keeping me company this time.Here's a pic for you guys.

Thanks, I am going to start testing ammonia tomorrow to see if the shrimp has started breaking down. It was just a regular jumbo I bought at the store raw and unseasoned.

Done and done, hopefully the cycle will get going pretty quick with the live sand and life rock that is supposedly spored with bacteria and I had a little stability left from another tank.

Ok and I just add it and let it go until the cycle completes? Thanks for the help.

Yes the cycle is complete when you can add ammonia and It goes to zero without nitrite ever rising above 0.

Yes keep adding ammonia if your nitrite is dropping now your getting close, it's strange that you have 0 nitrates though but I guess the pwc and plants could have processed it. Remember patience is key for this hobby.

Tank is filled! It's a bit cloudy but I have both wavemakers going so hopefully it will settle. Salinity is 1.025sg and I'm waiting for ph and temp to stabilize. So the guides I have read and your suggestions say to cycle with a raw shrimp, what size type do I get? Should I add some fish food...

Thanks! It was the second stand I have built and I borrowed a finishing nailer which helped a ton.

Making saltwater! Should have it full by tomorrow, fingers crossed for no surprise leaks.