New aquarium parameters

[cliffhanger]

Hello
Plz helpme maybe nitrogen cycle not start?


In 270L, 20 pounds live rock cured previous reef aquarium. Sand only 2 week diatoms brown and now disappears

5 days ammonia 0 no2 0 no3 0
10 days ammonia 0 no2 0 no3 0
15 days ammonia 0 no2 0 no3 0.5

Rock have 100 Copepoda, some white cobwebs on rock 2 week, hair algae growth 1/2inch but stops and now not are

Cycle over?
Thanks
Sorry my English

 

[wcarterh]

You should have seen a nitrite spike (no2), though it is possible you missed it with testing. How did you cycle the tank? IE, temperature of tank, circulation?, what did you use to feed the ammonia?

 

[cliffhanger]

Hello
Temp all time is 77 and bacterias circle in the cured rock, circulation pump sump mag drive 7, main tank mp10es , skimmer asm g1x all time works, light hydra 26 LEDs 12hours
Total 65 gal
Ph 8.2 alk 8 dkh
Thanks

 

[wcarterh]

Good temperature. Did you add ammonia, fish food, a raw shrimp or such? The bacteria needs food (ammonia and carbon) to reproduce.

 

[00101]

Yeah its really hard to tell without knowing how you cycled. If you did a traditional cycle then after only 2 weeks I'd imagine you're still in the cycle somewhat.

 

[cliffhanger]

I never gives nothing to eats [emoji53]

 

[00101]

I never gives nothing to eats [emoji53]

Did you put anything in initially?

 

[wcarterh]

You're probably not cycled then. You may have some bacteria building up, but not close to cycled. Best thing I've found to add is a raw shrimp from the store. You just add it and let it sit in the tank. It will provide the ammonia as is decomposes (rots) and the carbon. The tank could take a week to cycle or 3 months.

Make sure all of your equipment is running, raise the temperature to 80F, and monitor the values. Performing a water change will SLOW the process.

 

[Azedenkae]

There's a simple test. Ghost feed your tank and see what the parameters are just after. And see if it decreases (relatively) quickly. If it does, you're cycled, and is good to go. If it doesn't, your tank is not cycled.

 

[cliffhanger]

2 small babies clowns percula to ignites cycle ? Not dangerous?

 

[wcarterh]

No FISH, invertibrates, coral, etc. Nothing living. At best you will extremely stress them out. More than likely it will kill the fish. Cycling with fish is an old method that is not recommended. If not cycled, the ammonia will kill the fish, invert, etc.

 

[cliffhanger]

Ammonia breaks on rock bacterias? Start minimal population not way ?

 

[cliffhanger]

[emoji30]ok I will drop dead shrimp to increases ammonia a and wait cycle , thanks

 

[wcarterh]

The waiting is hard but critical with saltwater tanks. Though you will be rewarded for waiting (plus save quite a bit of money and fish).

We are here if you need any more help.

 

[cliffhanger]

Thanks for your support

 

[wcarterh]

Our pleasure. A saltwater tank has a steep learning curve. Reefcentral and google become you very close friend quick.

 

[Azedenkae]

Just add some food and test the parameters. And let us know.

 

[cliffhanger]

Hello here are shrimp that enough? 65 gal
How many time close cycle i drop in tank?
This is my tank
Thank you

 

[wcarterh]

That will be enough.

Time close cycle? Language barrier fun. How long before the cycle is done?

Also 65 gallon or 65 Liter? That looks closer to liter.

*GENERAL TIMELINE (not guaranteed): You add the shrimp to the tank, raw. Let it sit on the bottom. Test for ammonia about ever 4-7 days (it can be slow). First you will see the ammonia raise from the shrimp decaying. Once the ammonia starts to rise, a full cycle can take 3 days to 3 months. Though I usually see posts more around 1-3 weeks.

Once ammonia rises, possibly 3-7 days or longer, Nitrite will rise. Same again for nitrate. You will know when done when ammonia, nitrite, AND nitrate read 0.

 

[cliffhanger]

Sorry my English [emoji4]
270 liters. 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 inches + sump