cycling tank

Ok so I just got this Top Fin Premium 5 gallon glass aquarium. Didn’t add anything (equipment) to it kept everything as is. I started cycling today added Dr.Tims one and only and a pinch of fish food. Is there anything else I need to do? Tank is still cloudy from adding water in it. But just...

Hey everyone, This is my first Reef2Reef build thread, and I’m excited to finally share the start of my reefing journey! I’m about halfway through my cycle, lights off, fishless, and just letting the bacteria do their thing. My nitrite levels have stayed high for quite a while, but ammonia is...

I am ready to start cycling my tank. I soaked my reef rock in a tub of 2.0 Ammonia with MicroBacter XLM for over a month. The tank is now up and running for a few days. I have calibrated all of my meters, including my Apex probes (most are Hanna though). Here are my stats: Temp: 78.3 NH3 0.50 (I...

I have a 120 gallon freshwater tank that was recently set up things are going fine but having a little more of an issue bringing ammonia and nitrite levels down. So I have a few questions on not just what could help but also what affects the increasing levels I have been starting to get here and...

Hi! I'm new here and I'm also new to the hobby! I just received a used 30 gallon tank as of last week. During the past week I have been cycling my tank as one should do when starting a new saltwater tank. Thing is, my Nitrates are through the roof! I just got my Nitrates Hanna checker a couple...

I have been cycling tanks, both saltwater, and freshwater, and had never seen this happening. I have been cycling a new system for a few weeks now. I have been using Dr. Tim's ammonia chloride solution. Every time ammonia falls below 1 mg/L I add some more to get the concentration around 2. I...

Hello there, I've got a 45 gallons tank with sand, rocks, 2 hang on back filters (Fluval c4 and Fluval c3) with a small skimmer at home. I just bought a 4 years old 90 gallons from a friend that have a sump with filter socks and a good skimmer with all its rocks in it. So the idea is that I...

Hey guys so I have purchased MicroBacter dry rock bacteria Starter kit. Have a couple questions relating to the cycling. It will be a fishless cycle. And i have a waterbox 70.2 gal (262L) total water volume obviously rock and sand will reduce this volume. After reading instructions about how...

Hi guys, I will receive soon 33lbs (15kg) of dry Marco rocks that I'm going to put in a new tank (REEFER 170). The tank is empty, no water, no equipment, nothing. So here is the way I plan to cure and seed the rocks and cycle the tank altogether. Tell me guys how you feel about it, I...