i have had my current tank set up for over 15 years in my old house,
now we bought a new house and i wanted a new tank.
the plan was to use some dry rock that has been acid washed, bleached, then stored dry in a rubbermaid trash can in my shed. i was also going to use about 20 - 25 pounds of live rock from the old tank which is currently up and running and has no problems other than an occasional spot of algae.
i got the ne
w tank set up last weekend.
added the rock 2 days ago after cementing them with e-marco 400 and letting them cure for 3 days
i added a bottle of API Quick start when i put the rocks in 2 days ago
today (8 minutes ago ) i tested for ammonia because i was sure there would be some die off or stuff on the rock that did not get rinsed off down in the nooks and crannies
so the test results were:
ammonia - 0
so just for grins i tested nitrate...
looks to me like they are showing at 2 !?!?!?!?!?
is this possible after 2 days?
i haven't added any live rock from my other tank yet... i was planning on that this weekend and then next weekend testing to see if i could start bringing fish and then corals after that...
i have about 6 fish in a 125 gallon so the bioload is light and the corals are a couple of acros some zoas, and some chalices, a hammer, and a torch, and a trumpet
also my anemone
i know slow is good but it looks like if i have nitrates that i should be cycled? this seems really fast.
tank is a red sea reefer 350 and i started it with this old dry rock and 2 new bags of caribe sea live sand...
what am i missing here?
why did this happen this fast?
is it possible that this is a false cycle?
Build thread:
now we bought a new house and i wanted a new tank.
the plan was to use some dry rock that has been acid washed, bleached, then stored dry in a rubbermaid trash can in my shed. i was also going to use about 20 - 25 pounds of live rock from the old tank which is currently up and running and has no problems other than an occasional spot of algae.
i got the ne
w tank set up last weekend.
added the rock 2 days ago after cementing them with e-marco 400 and letting them cure for 3 days
i added a bottle of API Quick start when i put the rocks in 2 days ago
today (8 minutes ago ) i tested for ammonia because i was sure there would be some die off or stuff on the rock that did not get rinsed off down in the nooks and crannies
so the test results were:
ammonia - 0
so just for grins i tested nitrate...
looks to me like they are showing at 2 !?!?!?!?!?
is this possible after 2 days?
i haven't added any live rock from my other tank yet... i was planning on that this weekend and then next weekend testing to see if i could start bringing fish and then corals after that...
i have about 6 fish in a 125 gallon so the bioload is light and the corals are a couple of acros some zoas, and some chalices, a hammer, and a torch, and a trumpet
also my anemone
i know slow is good but it looks like if i have nitrates that i should be cycled? this seems really fast.
tank is a red sea reefer 350 and i started it with this old dry rock and 2 new bags of caribe sea live sand...
what am i missing here?
why did this happen this fast?
is it possible that this is a false cycle?
Build thread:
Build Thread - New house new tank build, my new Red Sea Reefer 350 deluxe
Moved in to a new house, and decided it was time for out with the old, I'm taking a 125 gallon tank i have had for 15 years and downsizing to a reefer 350. new rock scape also. i will be using rocks that i had from my tank and some friends tanks that have been dry for 5 to 6 years, rocks...
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