Why does it matter if reef tanks can have stuck cycles?
Because when you move homes you don't want to lose animals, cycling science needs precision and predictability in order to protect our tanks. perhaps an emergency setup is needed, no wait time permitted
or If you are invited to show what you can do at a reef convention, you wont be given 30 days and a dead shrimp as ramp up... you'll need to reef by Friday. If you are reading this on a Friday, we've got till the afternoon to get your reef ready, there are legit reasons in reefing to not wait 30 days + dead shrimp to cycle a reef tank. Speed cycles are the same quality as slow cycles, Dr. Reef's thread shows. he does 100% water changes before re-assessing ammonia oxidation; this is proof of being 'locked in' so how long we wait for a cycle to lock, complete, has now sped up just like internet speeds have sped up
same internet, faster
begin our thread by searching out a common cycling chart online and observe the number of days it takes to control ammonia, and those didn't factor expensive bottle bac use which Dr. Reef has already shown in his 90-page bottle bac thread to be very effective. On your cycle chart read, does ammonia ever come back up after it goes down by day ten? trending...notice when ammonia takes action on the chart, how fast that happens typically, and how it sustains or does not sustain.
Last prep question: if you searched every cycling chart on the internet, does ammonia ever self-rise back up, after going down?
Why aren't cycling charts referenced in MACNA talks about ammonia control?
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This thread aims to prove that nitrite stalling and ammonia stalling never happens in reef cycles, and that the sum effect of being told it does causes bottle bac sellers to sell huge vast amounts of bacteria to you, redundantly, whereas not buying the bottle bac again still has the same outcome to your reefing that buying it has.
#1 false reading ammonia post in 2021 is this one, look how everyone agrees the tank cannot handle ammonia after being an sps reef for a good while.
look how API told him the cycle was stalled, 8 ppm ammonia, and we proved it was not stalled in the least
look at patterns here of purchase impulses that were interrupted.
An example
false nitrite stall purchase averted
*Have you ever wondered how reef conventions like MACNA pull off getting 500 tanks to show up ready, reefing, on the exact start date? Its by not following the same rules prescribed to forum cyclers (sales targets)
Seneye is the new referee until we get a valid competitor
*****try and find and link here any seneye logs that show stuck tenths ppm ammonia, Red Sea and api show that a hundred times a day on all forums. Why no seneye? <—- clue
the accuracy of seneye is needing benchmarked / proofed in the hobby as it stands alone as the sole tester able to read thousandths ppm conversion rates for nh3. The reason I happen to enjoy seneye is because it provides the truest insight into what bacteria really do vs the old hobby standby API ammonia. Seneye shows that reefs dont vary in ammonia control abilities post cycle, thats a polar opposite reading we get from API and Red Sea etc
Lets track up-close API readings with actual tank biology we can visually see in this thread, does stated free ammonia really happen without consequence in a reef tank? hard purple nitrite levels, shouldnt that cause a crash?
Because when you move homes you don't want to lose animals, cycling science needs precision and predictability in order to protect our tanks. perhaps an emergency setup is needed, no wait time permitted
or If you are invited to show what you can do at a reef convention, you wont be given 30 days and a dead shrimp as ramp up... you'll need to reef by Friday. If you are reading this on a Friday, we've got till the afternoon to get your reef ready, there are legit reasons in reefing to not wait 30 days + dead shrimp to cycle a reef tank. Speed cycles are the same quality as slow cycles, Dr. Reef's thread shows. he does 100% water changes before re-assessing ammonia oxidation; this is proof of being 'locked in' so how long we wait for a cycle to lock, complete, has now sped up just like internet speeds have sped up
same internet, faster
begin our thread by searching out a common cycling chart online and observe the number of days it takes to control ammonia, and those didn't factor expensive bottle bac use which Dr. Reef has already shown in his 90-page bottle bac thread to be very effective. On your cycle chart read, does ammonia ever come back up after it goes down by day ten? trending...notice when ammonia takes action on the chart, how fast that happens typically, and how it sustains or does not sustain.
Last prep question: if you searched every cycling chart on the internet, does ammonia ever self-rise back up, after going down?
Why aren't cycling charts referenced in MACNA talks about ammonia control?
________________________________________________________________________________________________
This thread aims to prove that nitrite stalling and ammonia stalling never happens in reef cycles, and that the sum effect of being told it does causes bottle bac sellers to sell huge vast amounts of bacteria to you, redundantly, whereas not buying the bottle bac again still has the same outcome to your reefing that buying it has.
#1 false reading ammonia post in 2021 is this one, look how everyone agrees the tank cannot handle ammonia after being an sps reef for a good while.
EMERGENCY - Crazy Ammonia spike
Hey all, This tank has been up for 1+ year and its been doing great with SPS, LPS etc. Today I had 1 sps peel out and I thought maybe it was the new carbon I changed out, went to rent out a par meter to make sure had them test the water just for ***** and giggles as I test it myself x2 weekly...
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100% Water Change
So in my previous thread, I had an ammonia issue that was out of hand. As suggested, I did a 100% WC and now i’m wondering when I should start adding fish back. If anyone has suggestions, let me know!
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look at patterns here of purchase impulses that were interrupted.
An example
Unsolved Nitrite
I have a jbj 45 thats been running for 2 months. For the past 3 days, I've had a nitrite spike between 0.2 - 0.5 ppm and I cannot figure out what I causing it. I have a low bio load and do to overfeed, change filter socks every 5 days, and do 10% water change weekly. Ive even added another...
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false nitrite stall purchase averted
Nitrites Rising
Hi all, So I recently completed the cycling of my first tank and added a couple clownfish and a couple of snails, however it appears my nitrites are climbing back up slowly, any suggestions as to the cause? Other than water changes, is there anything I can do?
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*Have you ever wondered how reef conventions like MACNA pull off getting 500 tanks to show up ready, reefing, on the exact start date? Its by not following the same rules prescribed to forum cyclers (sales targets)
Seneye is the new referee until we get a valid competitor
*****try and find and link here any seneye logs that show stuck tenths ppm ammonia, Red Sea and api show that a hundred times a day on all forums. Why no seneye? <—- clue
the accuracy of seneye is needing benchmarked / proofed in the hobby as it stands alone as the sole tester able to read thousandths ppm conversion rates for nh3. The reason I happen to enjoy seneye is because it provides the truest insight into what bacteria really do vs the old hobby standby API ammonia. Seneye shows that reefs dont vary in ammonia control abilities post cycle, thats a polar opposite reading we get from API and Red Sea etc
Lets track up-close API readings with actual tank biology we can visually see in this thread, does stated free ammonia really happen without consequence in a reef tank? hard purple nitrite levels, shouldnt that cause a crash?
How to unstick any seemingly stuck cycle
we dont need any extra support its all done. we always start by changing all the water, agreed remove the shrimp it was feed and cycled tanks dont have to be fed they get their own feed from external and internal contaminations. after its filled with clean water, then you have a base filtration...
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