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12-13-2007, 02:51 PM
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| | Plankton
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 |  Cycling Question
I have a 80g tank setup that has bout 60lbs of sand and 60lbs of rock in it. was all live before then i let the tank dry out for bout a year. I'm starting the tank back up again and its been running for bout a month now, with few starter fish in it to get bacteria goin. amonia nitrate and nitrite levels are still pretty high. any idea on speeding up the process? Or do i juss wait a few more months for tha tank to cycle through .. running a fluval 404 and wet/dry sump for filters.
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12-13-2007, 02:55 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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i would be patient and wait for a couple of more months.the better it will be later on.be patient and take your time. | |
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12-13-2007, 04:40 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
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There is no way to speed up mother nature 
You know what works....
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Originally Posted by Nemo 22  i would be patient and wait for a couple of more months.the better it will be later on.be patient and take your time. |
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12-13-2007, 04:42 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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+3 let nature take its course. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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12-13-2007, 07:41 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
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Maybe adding more live rock will help, but since you have 60lb that is certainly sufficient. I started out with live rocks (0.75lb per gallon just like your tank) and my cycle completed in 2-3 wks. It is about 6 weeks now and my NO3 is at zero--you have a ways to go! | |
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12-13-2007, 08:00 PM
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| | Torch Coral
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i'd add just a few small peices of live rock since you lost all living things that were in the old rock.
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12-13-2007, 08:23 PM
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| | Plankton
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Originally Posted by ziggy222 i'd add just a few small peices of live rock since you lost all living things that were in the old rock. |
Ima go with this route. Thanks for tha help. And i guess i"ll be checking levels weekly..see for any progress | |
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12-13-2007, 11:17 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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your fluval may be harvesting some of the ann which will make the cycling process last longer. if you ammonia gets over 1 ppm that is not healthy for livestock in which case a water change would be needed.
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12-13-2007, 11:23 PM
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| | Plankton
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whats the ann? so would a wet dry w/ prefilters be enough and 404 non needed? skimmer is on the way | |
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12-13-2007, 11:24 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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ann: ammonia nitrate nitrite
or called the ann cycle, always delt with on a daily basis, everytime you feed | |
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