1 week cycle? not possible! EDIT* PICS*

Hey guys I just set up a 375g tank with live sand and 400lb of live rock. I throwed a shrimp in there for acoupledays and took it out my params are

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5
Phosphate skyrocket!



Is phosphate suppose to be really high in a new tank? And should I do a wc or just let the bacteria grow


this is my 135g reef tank. enjoy. atm i dont have time to drive to take pics of the 375G tank but ill post pics sometime next week! and sorry for the bad quality its from a phone camera ********** THIS IS NOT THE ONE WITH THE CYCLE, OR PHOSPHATE, THIS TANK HAD VERY BAD NITRATE ISSUES BUT GOTTEN IT UNDER CONTROL WITH ECOBAK PELLETS AND LOTS OF WC, CLEANING ROCKS, AND SOME TLC








2 different clams, i beleive its a deresa clam?







its this a hammer coral? or a torch coral?



the top green looks like a leather, but its not. can anyone ID?



what is that on the sand? a brain coral?





my prize possession ! i love my clowns and nem, he was bleach when i purchased him. below is my old 10g tank

 

Leaving a single shrimp in a 375g for a week was probably not enough load to cause a cycle.


What did you fill your tank with? If it was tap water that is where the phosphates are coming from but you will also see them with a new tank and the cycle.

 

u shouldnt have much of a cycle if u used ALL CURED LIVE ROCK AND LIVE SAND..

 

375 gallon tank! nice cycle part...im not going there ...lol

 

hahaha! exactly. Let's see a pic of this thing! It might help me with your cycle question;D

 

Ill PST pics up when I have time. My led lights hasn't come in etc. And I used Catalina water.. nsw

 

Seriously though, when you say a couple of days, did you mean like 2 days? And what kind of rock was it?

 

In your last thread, your nitrates were really high:

http://www.3reef.com/forums/water-chemistry/nitrate-high-update-leeching-rocks-help-108692.html

It appears you got them to come down...?

 

and your tank has grown too!

 

ya sure , youll say anything to get a picture of that 375 tank ;D