How’s it looking so far? Haven’t ghost fed anything yet or dosed ammonia.
It’s tough for me to estimate where exactly the API test kit is reading… any tips?
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Yessir! I’ve got 2 running, got them on a random cycle with one of them running 180deg out of phase with the other.Whoops only saw 1 in the photo
Pretty odd right? If I run the tests again and post pictures of the test tubes next to the results color charts - do you think you’d be able to tell me if I’m approximating the values correctly?Wondering why you have Ammonia and Nitrate already with new rock and new sand.
pH:Sure go ahead and I'll try.
Okay good looks, I did not give the bacteria any ammonia to feed on. Was thinking about getting some of that “fishless fuel” that Fritz makes… either that or ghost feeding.To my eyes, it looks like 5ppm of Nitrate and .25ppm of Ammonia.
Could be the new dry rock and live sand that is causing the anomaly, I wouldn't worry about it. Don't know if you decided to cycle the tank with ammonia or fish but here's some interesting statements by Brightwell in regards to dry seeded rock. (Pitfalls #5)
Hmm… I wonder if the same concept applies to Fritz Zyme 9? I definitely wish I knew that about “live sand” before I decided to go with it in my tank.To my eyes, it looks like 5ppm of Nitrate and .25ppm of Ammonia.
Could be the new dry rock and live sand that is causing the anomaly, I wouldn't worry about it. Don't know if you decided to cycle the tank with ammonia or fish but here's some interesting statements by Brightwell in regards to dry seeded rock. (Pitfalls #5)
My LFS stocks it in a refrigerator at the back of their store - you think I would have any issues adding some turbo start 900 in addition to the Zyme 9 I’ve already dumped in?Years ago I tried Fritz Zyme 9 and found it not very effective but Their Turbo Start 900 was spot on but hard to find locally.
Also when you had success with turbo start was it on an entirely new system (new sand / rock / etc) or was anything live alreadyYears ago I tried Fritz Zyme 9 and found it not very effective but Their Turbo Start 900 was spot on but hard to find locally.
I'm using AlgaeBarn's Nitrocycle for fishless cycle, with Fritz Turbostart 900. The Nitrocycle is nice as it's one dose.Have you considered a fishless cycle with ammonia, 3 companies has the product (Tim's Aquatics, Fritz Aquatics, Brightwell Aquatics).
Imo, you would end up with a stronger bacteria bed since there is plenty of food for the bottled bacteria and the cycle would in most likelihood be quicker.
Nice tank!I have reached the point of being ready to start the cycle in my newly set up Waterbox Marine X 90.3, and I will be using Fritz Zyme 9 to get the cycle started.
I have a 32oz bottle of Fritz Zyme 9 which recommends using:
4oz per 5 gallons for new systems and
2oz per 5 gallons for established systems.
My display is 59.3 gallons and my sump is 25.7 gallons.
In the display I have 60 pounds of caribsea arag-alive special grade sand, and a fair amount of carib sea liferock. (see attached pictures).
I'm going to put some more liferock in the sump before I start the cycle... but my question is this:
Should I run out and buy another 32oz bottle of zyme 9? Roughly 85 gallons of volume in my system, minus ~10(?) gallons from rock and sand displacement (maybe more?). Plus my sump isn't filled to the brim, so subtract another 10 gallons? Therefore, there is approximately 65 gallons of water in circulation.?
my maths....So if I follow the directions, I would need 52oz of fritz zyme 9, since this is a new system.
(85 - 10 -10 = 65g)
(4oz per 5 gal)
(65/5 = 13)
--> 13*4 = 52 oz
Should I go buy another bottle? Or would 32oz be fine?
Not sure if my rock/sand volume displacement estimations are even close, please see the attached images for reference.
Also, will be doing a full build thread! Excited to get started.