Pylons Tank!
- Thread starter Pylon
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Added another half cup of salt, I'm up to 1.018
Did some test too..
Sw Range 7.8
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrate Between 0 &.25
Nitrite Between 0 &5.0
Berhapse it was still to early to do a test and notice a difference.
And now on to the good stuff.. pictures.
First.. deadstock?
Possible bloom starting on crushed coral
I think a bloom starting on my rock.
and
I love that last picture, it turned out good I think.
Did some test too..
Sw Range 7.8
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrate Between 0 &.25
Nitrite Between 0 &5.0
Berhapse it was still to early to do a test and notice a difference.
And now on to the good stuff.. pictures.
First.. deadstock?
Possible bloom starting on crushed coral
I think a bloom starting on my rock.
and
I love that last picture, it turned out good I think.
juniorjose
New member
cool....
....cant wait to see some livestock!!!!!!!!!!!!!=)
....cant wait to see some livestock!!!!!!!!!!!!!=)
Thanks. Me too!
Alright, So I havn't had power since early yesterday morning. Running off of generator power. I didn't test yesterday but I did today. Here is the results
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ph 8.4
Ammonia 0.25
I think I missed the cycle yesterday.. I'll wait a couple more days before getting some snails just in case.
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ph 8.4
Ammonia 0.25
I think I missed the cycle yesterday.. I'll wait a couple more days before getting some snails just in case.
Chiefsurfer
New member
pylon, take your time. I think the .25 reading you are getting is just the very beginning of your spike, then it should last for say a week, then nitrite spike for a week, then nitrate for a week.
Good job. Buy them when you can feed them something. The rock, and walls of the tank should have algae on them, and the system parameters should be nailed down before the snails go in. Understand that in most instances, excluding echinoderms, molluscs are going to be the most sensitive critters in the system. Only bad things happen quickly in a reef tank. Take your time with this and learn. Patience will serve you.
DJ
Yeah, I"m not in any hurry at all.
Another test today shows that Ph is at 8.2 and everything else is 0.
I'm hoping the first cycle is done.
I defendtly have growth in my tank be it algae or just the first diatom bloom. I left my camera in the truck which is now surrounded by ice. I"ll get it tomorrow and upload some pictures.
Another test today shows that Ph is at 8.2 and everything else is 0.
I'm hoping the first cycle is done.
I defendtly have growth in my tank be it algae or just the first diatom bloom. I left my camera in the truck which is now surrounded by ice. I"ll get it tomorrow and upload some pictures.
Cool. Looks like Bryopsis shoots. Are you feeding the system? You kind of want to keep this nitrification process going for when you start adding critters. Not alot, mind you just a few pellets or something every once in awhile to keep the wheel turning. Your levels still might bounce around a little esp within the first few weeks upon 'completing' the cycle, so hanging loose for a bit longer would be advised - you know, 'just in case'. You want to make sure everything is as nailed down before adding anything of value.
DJ
DJ
Make sure that what you get is something that you can use down the road to feed the varmints that'll eventually inhabit the system. No point buying something that you're not going to need later. The algae is a good sign.
On another note. The gravel you've chosen is a hair on the large size. You're going to trap alot of crap in there. Not good. You may either want to pull some of that out, and make the bed thinner (less crap trapt), or add some sugar sized oolytic to it to fill in the gaps. If you have any local reefers that you could borrow, or buy some livesand from that'd even be better. It'll make it easier on your burrowing types as well (Nassarius, wrasses, etc)- won't be so abrasive on them and easier for them to move through.
DJ
On another note. The gravel you've chosen is a hair on the large size. You're going to trap alot of crap in there. Not good. You may either want to pull some of that out, and make the bed thinner (less crap trapt), or add some sugar sized oolytic to it to fill in the gaps. If you have any local reefers that you could borrow, or buy some livesand from that'd even be better. It'll make it easier on your burrowing types as well (Nassarius, wrasses, etc)- won't be so abrasive on them and easier for them to move through.
DJ
Hey man thanks for all of your help so far. The bottom layer is live sand and the top is crushed coral. For some reason I never really mixed them togeter.
I really didn't see any pellets at wal-mart. All the flake food they had looked like is was for gold fish. I did see a tropical mix there but I wasn't sure if that was good or not. I'm at the library now, wheni get home I'll
mix up the sand some.
I really didn't see any pellets at wal-mart. All the flake food they had looked like is was for gold fish. I did see a tropical mix there but I wasn't sure if that was good or not. I'm at the library now, wheni get home I'll
mix up the sand some.
