Mk's Solana 34!

how long do you think it will take ish? 5lb of live rock, with 30lb of dead rock ish? and 40lb of dead sand

 

When I started my 29g. I had 5 lbs of LR and no dry/base rock(lol). I think it took maybe 4-6 weeks tops?

 

ah i see, do you remember how the cycle process was? I forgot it lol, since mine was 2 years ago now

 

So was mine!

You will first see your ammonia rise. This should happen within a day tor tow. If it takes a bit longer, don't worry. Then you nitrates will follow. You will see the ammonia slowly lower down. Nitrates will go up ans spike similarly. Your 'trites will go down then lastly your nitrates. When ammonia and nitrite have reached 0, and nitrate is nearly 0, you cycle is about complete. you can then add your cuc to help with the algae which has appeared due to the cycle.

If you want to add a clear shrimp(or any kind of shrimp, I would start with that as your first livestock. See how it does for say a week just t0o be really sure. Then add in the fish.

 

alright thanks for the info sean. I ll keep you guys updated with pics

 

besides shrimp, what would you recommand to start the cycle? I ate my last shrimp 2 days ago

 

Lol. If you have some uncured le that would surely do the job. Or is all your live rock already cured? Some fish food would also do the job. Or even a small amount if pure ammonia. You can get that at the grocery story in the cleaning isle.

 

not really sure if its cured or uncured. If i were to go to grocery store, i would just get a shrimp, actually I ll just go get a shrimp right now

 

Can they be cooked shrimp?

 

No. Raw table shrimp.


And BTW, I think Seano meant the cycle to be in this order:

Ammonia > Nitrites > Nitrates

Just to clarify a minor typo for you.

HTH