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Evening all. I’ve been prawn/shrimp cycling my newest aquarium addition for nearly 2 weeks now. Today I added another 20kg shipment of live rock and have just found I have got more than I payed for.... sniggers
anyways here is my log of cycling and additions along the way.
New Tank
Day 3
Live rock added
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0.35
Nitrite 0.35
Nitrate 7.0
Salt 28
Ph3
Ammonia .50
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 15
Removed prawn
Day 4 re added prawn
Ph 8.2
Ammonia .50
Nitrite 0.35
Nitrate 10
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 2.5
Day 5
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 15
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Day 6
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 20
Added live rock 15kg
Ammonia 2.5
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 30
Added skimmer (not on)
Day 7
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Added dead fish
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 30
Day 8
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 20
Remove prawns and dead fish
Ammonia 4.0
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 30
12.00pm Sunday
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Ammonia 4.0
Nitrite 0.35
Nitrate 30
Day 9
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 20
Day 10
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 30
Added stability
And 3 litres of ceramic media
6:30 test
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite .25
Nitrate .25
Day 11
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 0.25
Added stability at 1
Added 20kg of live rock
3:30pm test
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0.25
Nitrate 5.0
The cycling started with media from one of my cycled tanks and water change waters over a 2 week period and 15kg of live rock.
Dosed the tank with some seachem stability and the numbers started.
Today around mid morning I had my third shipment of Live rock arrive. Upon opening I spotted two 6mm crabs. An hour after putting the rock into water I noticed I had 1 anemones one purple mushroom looking frag a white coral spike (excuse the lack of knowledge) one brown worm (peanut worm) some bristle worms Most if not all are well known for live rock hitch hiking.
So I do have some visible creatures in my tank. Waiting for the drop before I add some pure ammonia to see if the cycle is ready.
anyways here is my log of cycling and additions along the way.
New Tank
Day 3
Live rock added
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0.35
Nitrite 0.35
Nitrate 7.0
Salt 28
Ph3
Ammonia .50
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 15
Removed prawn
Day 4 re added prawn
Ph 8.2
Ammonia .50
Nitrite 0.35
Nitrate 10
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 2.5
Day 5
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 15
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Day 6
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 20
Added live rock 15kg
Ammonia 2.5
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 30
Added skimmer (not on)
Day 7
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Added dead fish
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 30
Day 8
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 20
Remove prawns and dead fish
Ammonia 4.0
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 30
12.00pm Sunday
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Ammonia 4.0
Nitrite 0.35
Nitrate 30
Day 9
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 30
Ammonia 3.0
Nitrite 0.75
Nitrate 20
Day 10
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 30
Added stability
And 3 litres of ceramic media
6:30 test
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite .25
Nitrate .25
Day 11
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 0.25
Added stability at 1
Added 20kg of live rock
3:30pm test
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0.25
Nitrate 5.0
The cycling started with media from one of my cycled tanks and water change waters over a 2 week period and 15kg of live rock.
Dosed the tank with some seachem stability and the numbers started.
Today around mid morning I had my third shipment of Live rock arrive. Upon opening I spotted two 6mm crabs. An hour after putting the rock into water I noticed I had 1 anemones one purple mushroom looking frag a white coral spike (excuse the lack of knowledge) one brown worm (peanut worm) some bristle worms Most if not all are well known for live rock hitch hiking.
So I do have some visible creatures in my tank. Waiting for the drop before I add some pure ammonia to see if the cycle is ready.