Hi from North Florida!

[budocs]

Just getting back into the lifestyle after a 10-year hiatus. Wow, have things changed. Got a lot to learn and relearn, so I'll have a lot of questions (for example, we don't kill livestock anymore to cycle our tanks!). that's a good change for sure! I'm in the process of cycling a 400-gallon mixed reef, with about 125 in the sump. Been using the Dr. Tims method to cycle and can't seem to get the ammonia below .03ppm. Nitrites hovering between 0 and 3ppb, and nitrates between 9 and 10ppm. Back in the day, ammonia had to be 0, no exceptions. I'm using the Hanna marine master. I may switch to the old-fashioned match the color system. Been trying to get it right for a bit over a month now.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[lil sumpin]

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Welcome to the Reef!

 

[SaltyCabbage]

Welcome!
.03ppm ammonia sounds like a false positive, especially if you’ve been dosing for a month. Though I’m still very new and would want someone else to confirm.

 

[Fish Styx]

Greetings and welcome to the reef!

 

[paragrouper]

 

[JZ199]

Welcome!! how long has your tank been cycling?

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Pvtgloss]

 

[budocs]

Welcome!! how long has your tank been cycling?

Roughly 5 weeks

 

[shrimpnreefdude]

Welcome to R2R @budocs !

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Digimes]

Welcome aboard. I went through some of those same curves. What part of North Florida??

 

[FrugalReefer]

Welcome back!!!

 

[acro-ed]

Greetings from Ocala. Best of luck with your tank!

-Ed

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[1112-425XL]

 

[00W]

Welcome Welcome to R2R!