I would not dose anymore. Test your water to see what your levels are at and proceed with lighting and clean up crew. If there isn’t anything for them to eat throw in some algae pellets or nori to keep things moving forward
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That's...not how it works. If you tell someone they're wrong, and you know why, it's your job to supply the proof. You don't tell them to go find out why they're wrong. All good though. This isn't my first system. Nor my second... I encourage you to do more research and understand science better. It will benefit you overall in life.Well I'm not your secretary so I encourage you to search yourself and educate yourself. It will benefit you overall in your reef hobby.
That's not the plan. A few posts ago lays out the plan for this tank.I would not dose anymore. Test your water to see what your levels are at and proceed with lighting and clean up crew. If there isn’t anything for them to eat throw in some algae pellets or nori to keep things moving forward
I don't need anyone to turn their computer on and comment. You literally just supported what I've been saying. The "rock" you speak of will have some form of decaying matter on it. That matter (thanks to the heater) will break down into ammonia, and trigger the growth of the bacteria. YOU CAN NOT JUST PUT SALTWATER IN A TANK AND HAVE A CYCLE...YOU HAVE TO ADD SOMETHING.The environment you're talking about can be achieved by adding rocks, salt water, heaters and flow. Actually adding anything else speeds up the process, but isn't necessary. As soon as @brandon429 turns his cpu on, the documentation will be coming
You are correct. It’s possible to cycle a tank without adding anything – no ammonia, no bacteria, nothing. The reason is that the death of the bacteria living on the walls of the glass will generate enough ammonia to start things up. But, there’s not a lot being generated, so this method ends up taking the longest time for the cycle to complete.The environment you're talking about can be achieved by adding rocks, salt water, heaters and flow. Actually adding anything else speeds up the process, but isn't necessary. As soon as @brandon429 turns his cpu on, the documentation will be coming
Just not correct. Saying stop talking about it doesn't drive the point home.That's...not how it works. If you tell someone they're wrong, and you know why, it's your job to supply the proof. You don't tell them to go find out why they're wrong. All good though. This isn't my first system. Nor my second... I encourage you to do more research and understand science better. It will benefit you overall in life.
That's not the plan. A few posts ago lays out the plan for this tank.
I don't need anyone to turn their computer on and comment. You literally just supported what I've been saying. The "rock" you speak of will have some form of decaying matter on it. That matter (thanks to the heater) will break down into ammonia, and trigger the growth of the bacteria. YOU CAN NOT JUST PUT SALTWATER IN A TANK AND HAVE A CYCLE...YOU HAVE TO ADD SOMETHING.
But , if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish you feed him for a lifetime.That's...not how it works. If you tell someone they're wrong, and you know why, it's your job to supply the proof. You don't tell them to go find out why they're wrong. All good though. This isn't my first system. Nor my second... I encourage you to do more research and understand science better. It will benefit you overall in life.
That's not the plan. A few posts ago lays out the plan for this tank.
I don't need anyone to turn their computer on and comment. You literally just supported what I've been saying. The "rock" you speak of will have some form of decaying matter on it. That matter (thanks to the heater) will break down into ammonia, and trigger the growth of the bacteria. YOU CAN NOT JUST PUT SALTWATER IN A TANK AND HAVE A CYCLE...YOU HAVE TO ADD SOMETHING.
When someone tells you something that differs from your opinion, no, it isn't their job to go and show you supporting information. And I'll provide you an example of that right now. As with the others, I also know for a fact that a cycle will start on it's own. I've done it before, so therefore it is a truth for me. Maybe you don't believe it or it isn't your own truth, but I'm just telling you that it's a fact. But I'm not digging up evidence for you. It's not crucial for me to make you believe it because that's up to you.That's...not how it works. If you tell someone they're wrong, and you know why, it's your job to supply the proof.
In your threads you tend to tell people what to post. I understand it's frustrating when a thread gets off topic, but people are allowed to talk about what they want. And in fairness, you're in the middle of the discussion that is off topic.This is NOT a thread asking how to cycle a tank. Please stop posting replies trying to educate on how to do that. Please stick to the topic at hand.
I'm not going to reply to the first part. I've spoken enough on that, and it's moot at this point. Yes, I do ask people to stay on topic in my threads (that's not the same as "telling them what to post"). One of the largest problems with this hobby (as is with most, I'm sure), is that everyone thinks they're an expert, and feels the need to shove their opinions down everyone else's throats. If I wanted someone's opinion on what it means to cycle a tank, I'd ask for it. However, since I don't need their opinion, I didn't ask for it. So they can keep it to themselves.In your threads you tend to tell people what to post. I understand it's frustrating when a thread gets off topic, but people are allowed to talk about what they want. And in fairness, you're in the middle of the discussion that is off topic.
So no...my original statement is correct. "Denitrifying bacteria won't just appear out of nowhere." Something happens in our tanks to make it grow. Whether it's by pouring in a bottle of it. Or creating the proper environment for it to grow.
And it did. And the ensuing discussion did indeed have you in the middle of it.That's not true... The denitrifying bacteria won't just appear out of nowhere.
I'd ask that you supply the links to the "proof" you speak of. ...and even then I'd be skeptical of whom I believe. Yes, bacteria is everywhere, but we're not just talking about ANY bacteria. Denitrifying bacteria is a very specific bacteria...and no it's not just found inside your home. As for it being found on the media in your tank, that's because it got there by being introduced. The only natural approach to starting a tank, is by adding rock/sand/other from the ocean.
For discussion's sake...I'm also under the camp of it doesn't magically appear. I have a feeling these bacteria are able to transfer via aerosols from other tanks someone has or some other source. It's simply not possible for marine nitrifying bacteria to appear in a container of water in the middle of Kansas lol. Freshwater bacteria is another discussion.
lol....learn to fish you will a much happier individual.I'm not going to reply to the first part. I've spoken enough on that, and it's moot at this point. Yes, I do ask people to stay on topic in my threads (that's not the same as "telling them what to post"). One of the largest problems with this hobby (as is with most, I'm sure), is that everyone thinks they're an expert, and feels the need to shove their opinions down everyone else's throats. If I wanted someone's opinion on what it means to cycle a tank, I'd ask for it. However, since I don't need their opinion, I didn't ask for it. So they can keep it to themselves.
You have my apologies if it seems as if I'm snapping at you...I'm not. As you said, it's frustrating. This is a very complex hobby, and it pains me (as I'm sure it does others), that there's not a single place online we can go to just talk, without having to deal with the egotistical individuals that feel they need to regurgitate their views over and over, when they were never asked for in the first place.
As far as "...people are allowed to talk about what they want." ...this isn't social media. The difference between social media and a forum, is that (in a forum) threads are created with specific topics in mind. People that wish to participate in them, are expected to stay on topic. That's simple forum etiquette. It's the moderator's and administrator's job to deal with people that constantly derail threads. And no...I wasn't in the middle of the discussion. The person in the middle would be the one that derailed it in the first place. I was simply the one calling to end it.
For discussion's sake...
Autotrophic bacteria responsible for nitrification and denitrification in fresh and marine environments and are "Ubiquitous". It means they exist everywhere. They don't need to be artificially added even in the middle of Kansas. Hello from Wichita by the way!
Adding "bacteria in a bottle" and the ammonia it needs to propagate is simply speeds the process. Personally, it is unclear if the bottled bacteria actually speeds the cycle. I think the value, where it comes to speeding the cycle, is the addition of ammonia. This supplies what is needed for bacterial propagation immediately rather than waiting for it to be supplied more slowly by biological processes.