Nuff Already
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It usually takes some time to grow microbacter neceaasary to take the nitrite level down to 0. If you dont want to wait, i can recommend Niteout. Two days tops.
Poidog's 70g Tech Tank Build
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It usually takes some time to grow microbacter neceaasary to take the nitrite level down to 0. If you dont want to wait, i can recommend Niteout. Two days tops.
electrodude
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Patience is a very important thing in this hobby
Nuff Already
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I used Niteout and it worked wonderfully. Some people use Bacter7 and that would do the trick as well. As long as your skimmer is working well, there is very little downside to using bacteria additives.
poidog81
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So I went to petco today and got a small bottle of bio-spira (rated up to 30g). Since I'm not using it to add fish right away but to help sdd to the bacteria currently cycling I didn't think I would need two bottles rated for 60g. I also ghost fed some rods food since my ammonia has been at 0 for a while to feed that bacteria. I'll test on wendsday to see if it's had any effect on my nitrite levels.
I ended up returning the Sicce 3.0 return pump. The thing was very loud and the vibration noise was ridcous for a pump that has "silent" in it's name. It was no were near silent. I replaced it with a Marineland 3000 utility pump (which ironically is also made by Sicce). The thing is almost silent. No vibration or excess noise, just motor hum. It was rated higher gph than the Sicce, but the Sicce actually had more flow. I'm now pushing about 300-400 gph through my sump (instead of the 700-800 of pump advertised less head loss).
I ended up returning the Sicce 3.0 return pump. The thing was very loud and the vibration noise was ridcous for a pump that has "silent" in it's name. It was no were near silent. I replaced it with a Marineland 3000 utility pump (which ironically is also made by Sicce). The thing is almost silent. No vibration or excess noise, just motor hum. It was rated higher gph than the Sicce, but the Sicce actually had more flow. I'm now pushing about 300-400 gph through my sump (instead of the 700-800 of pump advertised less head loss).
helitaiwan963
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Hey,
I've been following your build mainly because Im building a 75 gallon so it's pretty similar. Is it out of the norm for my cycle to be over already? My tank was finally filled fully this past friday... My ammonia is already at 0ppm and nitrate is at 5ppm. I had about 40 lbs of live sand and about 50 gallons of the water was kept in large bins outside with LR rubble and powerheads. Could that explain why I had next to no cycle?
I've been following your build mainly because Im building a 75 gallon so it's pretty similar. Is it out of the norm for my cycle to be over already? My tank was finally filled fully this past friday... My ammonia is already at 0ppm and nitrate is at 5ppm. I had about 40 lbs of live sand and about 50 gallons of the water was kept in large bins outside with LR rubble and powerheads. Could that explain why I had next to no cycle?
bryman
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Yup, that's nomal. The last 5 tanks I've built with LR/LS all cycled in 4 days or less.
helitaiwan963
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ahh ok, thanks! When i read your postings i was like, uh oh... what if i didn't even give the tank time to even start the cycle.
-Eric
-Eric
poidog81
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Readings still the same... these nitrites hanging out at over 5ppm for over a week now is driving me crazy. 0 on the phosphate test, so no leeching from the dry rock.
Why couldn't this tank be ready last month! Divers Den has gotten in some of the "prized" specimens that I wanted for this tank recently, and I can't get them! ahhhhh driving me crazy.
Why couldn't this tank be ready last month! Divers Den has gotten in some of the "prized" specimens that I wanted for this tank recently, and I can't get them! ahhhhh driving me crazy.
poidog81
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i need the bacteria to multiple to consume the nitrites, not to get rid of them with water changes and not let them multiply. Unless there is something I'm missing here with a water change method.
SkullV
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poidog81
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I think you did miss something... it just seems to have stalled on the nitrite to nitrate part of the the cycle.
I'll text you if I have a ride from work today, so I can stop by.
