I think the problem he's having is that he's starving the bacteria. Establishing a cycle is one thing. Maintaining it is another. I'll read through that tread you mentioned. Sounds interesting.
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Here’s a three year unfed fallow test
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The microbiology of reef tank cycling.
A couple of questions... How do you recommend using h2o2 on a newly cycling tank like mine? Wait till after its fully cycled? Dosing the entire tank at the first signs of algea? Or just spot trating when necessary?www.reef2reef.com
we must discuss test misreads, when does that become possible for Chris- if his posts are real...
If we don’t see the dated paper pic next to an updated test from him I bet he’s just grabbing random pics off the web.
all cycle troubleshoots must first establish if the test kits are known to read right or not, we have skipped that with Chris’ ammonia claims. When dealing with kits accepted known to misread we have to use alternate refereeing for the cycle call.
We establish here that no cycle becomes undone once its set. Live rocks can transfer tanks infinitely without loss of cycle.
Agreed as soon as we earn a skip cycle, non quarantined fish go right in only to die in six months. It’s indeed a double edged sword
Chris added two eels and four other fish immediately, from petco...they died weeks later
that’s known to be problematic in the fish disease forum
If ammonia were the culprit in that case you would expect death in an hours time frame not weeks. Its a bad idea all around but a lack of a cycle is not what killed them, IMO.
Here’s a three year unfed fallow test
post 188
The microbiology of reef tank cycling.
A couple of questions... How do you recommend using h2o2 on a newly cycling tank like mine? Wait till after its fully cycled? Dosing the entire tank at the first signs of algea? Or just spot trating when necessary?www.reef2reef.com
we must discuss test misreads, when does that become possible for Chris- if his posts are real...
If we don’t see the dated paper pic next to an updated test from him I bet he’s just grabbing random pics off the web.
all cycle troubleshoots must first establish if the test kits are known to read right or not, we have skipped that with Chris’ ammonia claims. When dealing with kits accepted known to misread we have to use alternate refereeing for the cycle call.
We establish here that no cycle becomes undone once its set. Live rocks can transfer tanks infinitely without loss of cycle.