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Wanted to know what ways it would be possible to save beneficial bacteria for whenever setting up QT so you don’t have to wait for the cycle process to start. Ovbvioulsy easiest would be to take something from main display I guess but then you wouldn’t be able to use that again. There are...

Hi everyone I just tested my tank last night my ammonia was 0.45 and my nitrate was 20.5 also just had fish in it for about a week. I was planning on doing my first weekly water change on friday. Do you think I should do it sooner?

Hello I’ve been cycling my 40 gallon tank for more than 2 weeks. My ammonia has been around 0.25 for the past few days while my nitrite has been 0. My nitrates is 2.5 and it’s slowly going up 0.1-0.3 everyday. Is my tank ready for fish and should I do a water change?

Hello, I’m starting a new 40 gallon tank and I’m wondering if I can use live rock as a source of ammonia so I can add Dr Tim’s one and only nitrifying bacteria. If I can should I add the bacteria immediately?

Hey fellow reefers. Newish to the hobby and loving every minute of it. Even the challenges. Now I have a challenge I can’t seem to get a grasp on so I’ll explain in vivid detail. I have a 75 gal salt water aquarium that has been up and running for about 9ish months. I did the cycling process...

Hey guys, It has officially been two week since NOT touching the water. I haven’t made wc’s or anything like that. I was still having trouble cycling my tank again so I stopped dosing Microbacter 7. This past monday I took the recommendation of @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal and got myself a fritz...

So I just got home today to find that my fairy wrasse had died but this isn't what my question is about. Should I now do a water change to avoid an ammonia spike? I removed what was left of the carcass but it looked like my snails and crabs had been eating it for a few hours maybe. I did a water...

Hello fellow reefers! I just past the 2 week mark of cycling my tank using dr tims one and only and dr tims ammonia. I used live sand and some rock from my existing tank as well. My current parameters are Nitrate 20, Nitrite 0.5, Ammonia 0. I got the same results from API and Red Sea test kits...

Hi All, I have started fishless cycling with Dr tim's in my 50G tank with Live sand and dry rock. It took about 3 weeks when I got 0 Ammonia, 0 nitrite. As suggested in other threads ,added 2ppm ammonia again just to confirm if my tank is actually cycled . And it took 4 days to get 0 again...

Hi, I have been cycling my tank for 1 month now, I have got lots of maxspect bioballs in the filtration and have been adding special blend bacteria twice weekly. I have upped my ghost feeding to a decent amount everyday but my ammonia has only gone up to 0.25 and I still don’t have a nitrate or...

Hey Everyone! Second post here in Reef2Reef and a new member! My name is Jeff I just finished setting up my first Fluval evo 13.5 tank, everything stock except protein skimmer and a 240 wave maker. Iv did a fish less cycle with ammonia and as I believe its nearing the end im unaware of what to...