See post #32Any suggestion I need to do to get it higher
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See post #32Any suggestion I need to do to get it higher
Pm youSee post #32
Don’t have any friends that have tanks. Only way I can get live rocks is from lfs or online.Man, people on here make this so much more complicated than it needs to be. If you have a friend with a tank or a reputable tank to get a bit of live rock rubble from, just pop that in your sump and you are good to go
Go to the lfs and ask for a piece on an established tank or if they have cultured live rock grab a bit of that.Don’t have any friends that have tanks. Only way I can get live rocks is from lfs or online.
How much lbs would you recommend?Go to the lfs and ask for a piece on an established tank or if they have cultured live rock grab a bit of that.
Appreciate the advice and breakdown.J
Your cycle has been done for a while now
I'm just watching each day to see how long it takes peers who've already seen the 40 page cycle analysis thread to refer you to it
Reason you're not being referred to it: people love overcomplicating even simple bottle bac cycles
There's not a single thing you need to test, verify, dose, feed or concern about regarding this cycle.
One hint: your api reading is what any five year old fully stocked reef would read for ammonia.
You don’t need much, maybe 0.5 lb more or less. All this is doing is seeding established bacteria to your current tankHow much lbs would you recommend?
I don't disagree with adding live rock, but wouldn't bottled bac do the same thing at this point?You don’t need much, maybe 0.5 lb more or less. All this is doing is seeding established bacteria to your current tank
The end results are the same if you use the correct bacteria, but adding live rock is so much easer than buying another product to dose and keep an eye on. I think you are getting a lot more than nitrifying bacteria with a little live rock as well (sponges, pods, etc.) Especially if this is a first tank being set up for J90, why not keep it super simple and not have to worry about certain dosages, if the cycle is completed, etc. Just toss it in and let nature do its work.I don't disagree with adding live rock, but wouldn't bottled bac do the same thing at this point?
Throw in some food. Reef roids will spike nitrates quick. And you won’t have to worry about the uneaten food in the substrate but any food will spike your nitrates. Get it around 10PPM no higher than 20ppm. I push 40ppm with no harm, while keeping phosphate levels 1.0ppmAny suggestion I need to do to get it higher