I have a new 180 gallon aquarium, stand and canopy on order with Crystal Dynamics and lead time was 3 months. So during the wait i figured id get two 55 gallon barrels and cycle/cure my dry marco rocks from brs so they are readdy to go when the tank arrives.
I added them February 15th between the two buckets- temp is at 77, salinity at 1.024 and I have a small powerhead in each for circulation. I added a bottle of bio spira to one and dr tims to the other (the lfs only had one bottle of each on hand) and added a generous pinch of pellet food and closed the lids. I have tested for ammonia every 3 days or so and it hovers around 0.2-0.3. The pellet food seems to not be breaking down after 3 weeks and I am not seeing/smelling the nasty water that I heard is part of this process.. Am i missing something??
I added them February 15th between the two buckets- temp is at 77, salinity at 1.024 and I have a small powerhead in each for circulation. I added a bottle of bio spira to one and dr tims to the other (the lfs only had one bottle of each on hand) and added a generous pinch of pellet food and closed the lids. I have tested for ammonia every 3 days or so and it hovers around 0.2-0.3. The pellet food seems to not be breaking down after 3 weeks and I am not seeing/smelling the nasty water that I heard is part of this process.. Am i missing something??