New Guy from Wisconsin

[jlanger]

Welcome!
Another Wisconsin reefer myself; New Richmond.
Keep us posted on your build progress.

 

[Jerad53]

Finally making progress!

 

[KJ]

Finally making progress!

Looking good;)

 

[ice fish]

Nice. How long have you been cycling?

 

[Jerad53]

Thanks! I've been cycling for about a week and a half, ammonia is finally at 0ppm Nitrites were .50ppm and Nitrates were around 80ppm as of yesterday

 

[ice fish]

Sounds like its starting to go down. How are you cycling the tank?

 

[Jerad53]

With live rock and sand, im not sure how to answer that...I'm pretty new to this, I'm letting everything run as if it would if i had fish/coral

 

[ice fish]

Most people feed the bacteria with something like a piece of shrimp to give ammonia to cycle the tank.

 

[Jerad53]

Wouldn't the die off from the live rock produce ammonia?

 

[ice fish]

It depends on what live rock. Your's looks like it has been cured possibly before from the store so it didnt have much but the bacteria on it. I would use something like the shrimp method just to make sure. It wont hurt your system honestly and will help produce more beneficial bacteria.

 

[spspirate]

Welcome Jared to REEF2REEF!!!!

 

[4FordFamily]

Welcome home! You'll love it here!

Cool setup thanks for sharing!

 

[Jerad53]

Thanks! It's definitely one of the more intriguing hobbies I've indulged in

 

[steelheader.262]

Welcome!!!
Also from WI.