cycling

I have been researching PNS Deepcycle and have heard very positive things about the product (https://www.microbiofarm.com/hydrospace-pnsdeepcycle). Given that the shelf life is fairly long, I was wondering if I could put my dry rock in a bag and let it marinate in this solution until I am ready...

Hello everyone, in one of my threads about cycling, someone said I could cycle my rocks in a bucket before I have my tank complete, but I can't find any info on how to do it. The tank I'm planning would get started in late august/september, but I wanted to speed up the maturing process (I know...

Getting back into the hobby after years out of it! Going to be picking up a Waterbox 20G AIO today with the stand . Looking for some recommendations on equipment to use or that’s recommended ! So far I believe I’m going to be using an AI Prime 16 Reef light and a Vortech MP10 wave maker . If...

Hey guys, just got myself a 15 gallon AIO (Hello Reef) and ordered mostly everything I need for it, including live sand and dry live rock. I have cycled many freshwater tanks, but this is my first saltwater reef aquarium. I would appreciate some help with this if you have the time. I've read...

There’s a long-running belief in reefing that wild live reef rock provides something biologically unique or irreplaceable when starting a tank. Historically, that belief was justified — live rock was the only reliable way to import nitrifying bacteria and biodiversity. With modern bottled...

Hey Reefers! I bought a BioCube 32 and it came with the water and live rock that hasn’t been dry. The tank has been sitting for 5 days and i am starting to see some algae form. I dont know how to start this, should i remove the sand and water and start fresh ? it definely needs a cleaning, i...

Will I be able to avoid a cycling period to transfer fish to a temporary tank?? I’m breaking down my 75gal in order to do a restart on it that has only 3 fish, snails, crabs and starfish in it. I have a 29gal tank from years ago. Will I be able to just transfer all my current live rock from the...

Just that question: Do you cycle your tank with the light on? My intuition is that the tank needs to exist as if there were fish in it, for it to cycle in a way that will be a "true" cycle, but I'm finding confusing information.

Hi there, I recently just started my first tank. It's a Waterbox 25 Peninsula with stock equipment along with a 100w Sicce heater. I filled my tank a little under 48 hours ago and added my live sand about 16 hours ago and plan to add my rock today. I only put the sponges and bio balls in the...

Started a new HelloReef Clownfish and Anemone Aquarium about 3 weeks ago. Going through the fishless cycle according to instructions provided by HelloReef. They seem to indicate that after adding Dr Tim's, the cycle would be complete in about a week. Ammonia and Nitrites both spiked the first...

Hey all, newbie here. Hoping to learn what's possibly going wrong (if anything) with my current attempt to pre-cycle some caribsea life rock. I've got them in a 10 gallon brute, 2 wavemakers running for circulation, heater at 78, does Dr Tim's ammonia to 2 ppm, and added 1 oz of Fritz 900...

I am struggling to get my corals and rock looking healthy. Tank has been running for about 8 months. It took me awhile to learn about how to keep proper nutrients and for the first 6.5 month I was running with 0 nitrate and 0 phosphate. My corals were starting to brown and had no polyp...

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to start sharing a tank im working on! This will be my first saltwater tank and of course me being me I had to choose an interesting but difficult animal, dwarf seahorses. I have done all my research and have experience caring for complicated animals! Currently the...

Hi all, My fishless cycle seems to be going terribly wrong. I started the tank on the 1st of Dec, added Continuum Bacter Gen M (LFS recommended) and dosed ammonia to 2ppm. After 10 days, ammonia was still at 2ppm. I then got a 200ml bottle of Fritzyme 9 on the 10th day, added that, still 2ppm as...

Hi everyone, Recently started my first reef tank (Waterbox 25) and the cycle has been going for 9 days now. I started using Continuum Bacter Gen M, dosed ammonium bicarbonate (read @Randy Holmes-Farley post and followed his dosing guide) to acheive 2ppm ammonia. Yesterday, I was given a 200ml...

Hi reefers, Finally finished aquascaping and flooded my first ever saltwater tank. I used Aquaforest Biosand and washed for ages but still the tank is cloudy. Hopefully this will pass quickly. I am using Continuum Bacter Gen M for cycling and seeding with bacteria (advised by the LFS). My...

Hello i have a 40 gallon breeder tank with a 20 gallon sump approximatly 50 gallons total water volume, i use rodi water with tropic marin salt, at about .24-.25 salinity i do water changes about twice a month usually 10 gallons a water change i have a fleece roller, skimmer, return pump and a...

Hey all, So I’m about ready to fill my first reef tank and begin the cycling process. I’ve done a bit of research and the Carib sea rock I have needs to be cured first. The coral sand also needs to be washed… all seems simple enough. But here comes my question: everything I’ve read says to use...

I have set up a marine tank for the past 30 days with the wavemaker and filtration running continuously, and I’ve been dosing bacteria(Stability, AF ProBio S, AF NP Pro, AF Bio S and Fritzzyme 9 Nitrifying bacteria) every other day. In between I used StartUp from Prodibio (3 BioDigest Start & 3...

Hey all. On Monday (9/23), I filled my new 47 gallon AIO. I added around 30 pounds of live rock (caribsea life rock from lfs) and 30 pounds of live sand. I added a bottle of Dr. Tim’s One and Only, then dosed ammonia (~80 drops Dr Tim’s ammonium chloride, I know the recommended on the bottle...

I have a 12 Gallon Bookshelf aquarium with a 3 gallon refugium full of chaeto. Tank has been running for months. Ive dosed ammonia, added media and rock, from other established aquariums, and probably used 4 500mL bottles of Microbacter bacteria. My nitrates in the tank are high, but no matter...

Disclaimer: This is my first Saltwater Aquarium, I’ve only had freshwater before this. I recently picked up a 32g biocube from Facebook marketplace. I used treated tested tap (very clean water supply, reviewed water quality reports, de-chlorinated. I WILL BE USING RO/DI FROM NOW ON) I added...

Hi everyone, I have a 10gal with a good amount of coral, overstocked invertebrates, and two clowns. It has been running for 4 months. I'm moving in a couple weeks and have a new 55gal tank (with sump) setup at my new place. It has been setup for 7 weeks, cycled with Dr. Tims, ammonia reading 0.2...

Hey everyone, I'm seeking some insights and guidance on my reef cycling process. I initiated the cycling process on March 18th, which means I’ve been cycling for approximately 47 days now. Once the ammonia level dropped to zero on April 3rd, I began testing for nitrite. Currently, there are...

My 20G QT filter takes 3 days to process 2 ppm ammonia. I've added 2 ppm three times so far (checked w/ Hanna Ammonia checker). Should avoid adding fish to this QT tank until I can get the tank to process 2 ppm ammonia in 24 hrs? Filter:Tunze 3163 filter suitable for tanks up to 45G. It's...