Need help,on cycling tank

[fmalin]

Hi fmalin
Help please,does anybody know what to do,cycling evolve 4 gallon, pictures i posted earlier,9 days old no ammonia spike,been adding fish food, i did a base line test with api test kit with saltwater fresh made and my tank both are zero,maybe i need to wait longer any advise thank you:roll:

 

[Otter_rs]

New liverock? Cured? Uncured? Old liverock from another aquarium? Any livestock? Cleaner crew? Are you testing Nitrites, Nitrates?


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[fmalin]

fmalin,
cured rock,came from my 10 gallon tank it is 1 year old here are some pics.

 

[Otter_rs]

That's probably why you didn't see a cycle. Your rock already has the necessary bacteria from its former aquarium.


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[fmalin]

fmalin,
Thanks for reply,Im seeing alittle bit of diatom on the sand,send me a little more info on last reply

 

[Otter_rs]

Diatoms are normal as they will use the silica available in the new water and will die back when that silica is used up.

What I was saying in the last post is that your live rock is your bio filter. It grows bacteria that breaks down your fish waste creating your nitrogen cycle. Ammonia-Nitrite-Nitrate-Nitrogen Gas. By introducing old rock from a cycled aquarium to a new aquarium the new aquarium didn't need to grow as much new bacteria.


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