40 breeder build

[BlueDevil]

No I meant from scratch, you need a new tank. Your glass is leaching phosphates.

Might be fumes from the stand paint and PVC cement too. Think I'll put the stand in the fire pit this weekend [emoji4]

 

[BlueDevil]

I had a tank stall like this once. Check the other parameters and see if any can stall your cycle.

I also plan on dosing the tank one last time on Thursday. Then take a water sample to the LFS on Saturday for testing to make sure there's two independent tests. If everything checks out I'll start adding the cuc.

 

[glb]

Congrats

From everything I read online, the consensus is that API ammonia typically shows 0.25 ammonia all the time. My nitrites have been 0 the past four straight days now after dosing ammonia to 1 ~24 hrs prior to the test. Nitrates are at 10 but I have to still do my first water change. PH is little over 8. So I think I'm safe to assume the cycle has completed. Time to get some cuc in the tank! Woohoo! I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve!

Congrats! Those nitrates aren't that high at all. You could go ahead and put in the cuc's at that level.

 

[glb]

Those brushes better my stand look purdy! I think I've inhaled enough paint/cement fumes to last me a lifetime so I'll let @glb enjoy some of them now :)

My NH3 finally zeroed out yesterday, though it still might be a couple of days until it can handle a 1 ppm daily spike which is what I'm doing right now. The nitrite on the other hand? It is a color of purple so bright that it is off the color chart! LOL! So yeah, I'll be waiting a while until those start falling.

Tell me about it. Between acetone, oil-based paint and PVC cement, my poor nose needs a rest.

 

[Chriscrna]

Might be fumes from the stand paint and PVC cement too. Think I'll put the stand in the fire pit this weekend [emoji4]

Sweet! A bonfire. KJ will bring the wieners. He really likes wieners.

 

[Chriscrna]

46 days. Need I say any more?

 

[BlueDevil]

46 days. Need I say any more?

I'm still surprised it took that long. What did you do? Take a whizz in it to create the ammonia source?

 

[Chriscrna]

My tick is clean. What you talkin' bout Willis?

 

[Chriscrna]

 

[BlueDevil]

LOL!!!!

 

[BlueDevil]

The eagle has landed! First introductions to the new tank. CUC and a test subject in the torch. Wish me luck!

 

[cale0721]

Woohoo! I'm excited to see this tank grow dude!

 

[glb]

Congrats!!

 

[Reeflogic]

My good man Willis, thou havest snails!

 

[cale0721]

Let's see a sump picture!

 

[BlueDevil]

Let's see a sump picture!

Here ya go! Hooked up the reactor today. Only running carbon right now. I'm painting a wood board to get plug all the electronics into. It will go on the panel to the right.

 

[cale0721]

Looks great man

 

[glb]

Looking good! I hid my electronics behind some acrylic. Let me know if you'd like more detail.

 

[BlueDevil]

Looking good! I hid my electronics behind some acrylic. Let me know if you'd like more detail.

Thanks! Yeah your panel looks really nice! Here's what I'm planning on doing. In the stand picture you'll see that the side panel is nailed behind the 2x4s. I have a flat panel of ply that will go on the other side of the 2x4s. So I'll have a nice little gap between the board and the side panel which will hide the wires. I will have grommets on the board that will feed the wires to the back.

 

[BlueDevil]

Here's my newest addition. A Fancy Snowflake. Hopefully the female that will come over from the old tank will like her new boyfriend! He's come straight from the hatchery over at SA [emoji4]