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Thanks for your reply, pkremer. I'm going to pick up the V2Skim 800 on the way home from work (looking forward to it!).

anyone?

I'm currently looking at the V2Skim 400 & 800... I'm swaying towards the 800. edit: I believe that the V2Skim range is branded as "coralife skimmers" in america.

Thats right :)

Hello, I have a 35Gallon Tank, and I'm looking to purchase a skimmer... My LFS sells a vast range of skimmers and their advice on which was the best boiled down to "personal preference"... being a n00bie I have no idea what is what? I've spoken to a friend who owns a 90Gallon and he advises...

ah... in that case, ss = "coral" sand... just a very fine off-white / cream coloured sand.

I'll take your advice on the canister and see how it goes. I don't have an undergravel filter.

I buy all my RO water from the LFS. I bought all the LR as fully cured from the LFS, so it'd have been out of water for a max of 10 - 15 minutes. I do have a good current in the tank with the filter feedback and the powerhead. Tank: 35Gallons LR: 15-16Kg SS: what is SS? AH-99P.

Yesterday, I performed a 75% water change. Today the Nitrate levels are at a lighter colour than before which i can definetly say is 25. I have added some nitrate feeding algie to a corner of the tank and also replaced one of the three trays in the canister filter with kent nitrate sponge...

You'll need to get your test kit out and start testing: Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate & PH. The brown algie is a good sign... however you still have quite a while to go, my cycle took around 4 weeks to complete. Have you read the article on how to cycle your tank without fish here? AH-99P :)

Hello, Currently I do not run a skimmer - I was advised that I wouldn't need to consider a skimmer until the tank is 6months old, this advice came from LFS, so maybe it isn't as correct as it should be... Should i get a skimmer? Every time i do a PWC, i give the canister filter a quick rince...

tank been setup: 6 weeks live rock added: 6 weeks ago prawn "humane cycle" added: 4 weeks ago cycle completed: ~7 days ago 50% water change: 2 days ago levels last tested: 1 day ago no water changes took place during the cycle.

I started my cycle with "old" water from a water change from a friend's tank, the LFS (i know, i know) advised to do this as it would increase the speed of the cycle... Since the cycle has finished, I have performed a 50% water change... The reading of 25 - 50 is the reading I took 24hrs after...

Hello, My tank has cycled and is doing well... the only problem i have with levels in the tank are high nitrate levels. I had been using an AP nitrate test kit, which was giving results between 80 & 160... and following advice on here, I went out and bought a second test kit. My salifert no3...

Today I got a salifert no3 test kit... the result comes out at a colour between 25 & 50... which either way is still far too high (from what i've read)..!!

Thanks for the reply, I am actually using the AP test kits... and I can't find an expiration date on the packet mind :(. I have no idea what the source of no3 is... I do use ro water from the LFS. I performed a 50% water change this evening... I'll update the thread with updated results...

I have spoken to the LFS and they suggest a large water change and / or some nitrate feeding algie... what do you guys suggest? AH-99P :)

Please read post above... however quick update - i've just re-run the tests... PH: 8.2 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 (woo!) Nitrate: 160 Salt: 1.022 Temp: 25.5C going by what everyone has been saying, the cycle is complete... its taken 3 weeks to the day. AH-99P :)

Hi there, The tank is 35Gallons... there is currently 15Kg of live rock in the tank. With the liverock came loads of snails and so on... and the liverock over the time in the tank has become covered in algie which i believe the snails that are in the tank are currently feeding on... i have also...

Excellent - I'll keep an eye on the levels. I am still concerned about the high nitrate level...

everyone keeps saying that... but what should i be looking for - what do i need to see?

Excellent!! What do i need to see to know the cycle is complete? A friend has offered some snails and hermit crabs, how much longer should i wait before thinking about adding these to the tank? Many Thanks!

Hello, almost 3 weeks ago i started my cycle with a prawn... After taking advice from those on the forum, i performed a 20% water change (taking water from the bottom of the tank) last night to try and lower my high nitrate levels... today, my levels are as follows: PH: 7.8 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite...

thanks for the reply hackteck... what do i need to keep an eye on to show the cycle has completed... and once i think the cycle has completed how should i go about lowering the nitrate... should i get a skimmer or do a water change to try and lower it?

Hello, 10 days ago i started a fishless cycle in a 35gallon tank with 14kg of liverock. I used a raw, headless, peeled king prawn. During this time, i have seen the PH rise, and the ammonia + nitrites go up and down. My Nitrates have stayed stead throughout the cycle. Today, my readings are...