So you got a new fish tank Newbie

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good question. i've heard both sides. also heard people say run the skimmer and dont run the skimmer. i guess both work - its your choice.

FYI - i cycled with un-cured LR and did not do any WCs nor run skimmer. my cycle took exactly 4 weeks to the day.
 
My own feeling is to do water changes, and big water changes at that, during the cycle. The dieoff from the LR is usually massive during the early stages of the cycle. There is plenty of ammonia to go around. I say, "As long as that sucker smells like the men's room at the Super Bowl, or is it the locker room, change that water!".

Suna seems to have some pretty well cured LR as she already has algae after two weeks. Even at that, there are probably all sorts of nutrients in her tank. Water changes will help export these nutrients and shorten the duration of the alga outbreak. Most of the important bacteria in your tank are attached film bacteria lurking on the rock and sand. The amount of "bugs" removed during a water change is only a tiny fraction of the beneficial bugs in one's tank.
 
In all honesty I dont know if the rock was cured or not. Cuz of the newbie thing. But it was bought form a good LFS, at least they seem great to me an my sister. (They take the time to talk with us,and let us know when its safe to buy certain things... Meaning my sister, my tank is no told as hers. lol ) Iguess i should have asked if it was or not. On the second batch i bought they were just unpacking it from the shipping boxes. The store clerks place it in huge circulating tubs, til purchased. It had a few things hanging off of it, but i left them there to jump start my amonia cycle. No live fish cycling here. When i bought my LR i brought my own rubbermaid tub with SW (3 gal) made up to transport. I was hoping the sloshing around would dislodge any mantises that might be lurking around in the holes. So far I have not seen anything in the tank. But who knows what might be there after the lights go out?
bending to the will of those who know more than me... G would you say this was cured or uncured rock?

Just keep swimming dori says....
Well i am swimming... well treading water is more like it...
Suna
PS- :hmm2: So far my tank doesn't smell of anything but salty warm water.. is this bad that it smells normal to me? LOL
 
Good point WK.

I think b/c I didnt do WCs during the cycle, and I didnt scrub the rock to good when I got it, now I have a lot of unwanted "junk" in my tank.

In hindsight I would probabaly to a WC.

What about the skimmer?
 
Hi bheron,

Skim by all means. You have soooo much protein crap, waiting to become ammonia, in a cycling tank that it defies explanation.

It appears I'm wasting my breath on you Newbies. Use any means at your disposal to remove the waste products formed during the cycle. They are best off out of your tank and down the drain. BE AGGERSIVE, dump that sh*t; find it a home outside your tank.

Scheez- Even a Ecom person should be able to figure that out. :D
 
I think I'm going to change the focus on this thread. I was going to go back to stocking the tank. After some thought I think that is just too big a topic for this forum (and a thread that is already 160+ printed pages long) :D

I think I go into a little bit on testing your water and what the results mean. Sound OK?

Oh, by the way, Suna thought maybe I was picking on her. Rest assured people, I like to poke a little fun at the posters but I welcome your questions and am not out to single anyone out for abuse.

Unless your some mechanic from Missouri. Man who would want to live there? :D
 
That is for sure John. I also think laughter about doing a reef tank the right way sure beats crying about a failed one.
 
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Ouch

Ouch

:wildone:

OUCH!!!!

The only 2 problems I have with Missouri is theres only 3 seasons, winter, summer and tornado. LOL.

And the fact that I have to drive 90 miles to get to a LFS.

But hey home of Anheiser Busch man.

:beer:
 
Waterkeeper just wanted to let u know that this is my first time on the site. You are really funny.:rollface: I was just going to be on for a second and it's been an hour already. Thanks for the laughs.
 
Now look - I get all excited because the great and powerful Waterkeeper has added to this thread, and come to find out he's talking about R-U-S-T-Y Wallace?

Oh the agony...but I guess the old man needs the old man ;)
 
:lol:

Twas a Geritol day!!! ;)

Oh and the real kicker is I see that the "Over 50" group on the home page age poll went from 4 to 5% since he won. Look out you youngsters!!!!:)
 
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I think I'm going to change the focus on this thread. I was going to go back to stocking the tank. After some thought I think that is just too big a topic for this forum (and a thread that is already 160+ printed pages long) :D

I think I go into a little bit on testing your water and what the results mean. Sound OK?
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I've been sitting here for 10 days with my test kits in hand waiting for you to tell us something useful and humorous :D

THEN, you talk about stocking the tank in the sequel thread - I mean you gotta have a sequel to that musical you're writing anyway - everyone's doing it!
 
Hey Chris get that tank through the cycle first. :D

Lookin good guy.

I am falling behind somewhat as we are working to improve RC. You may have noticed the new mods and such. As a TRC Captain, we are coming up with all new things to make your experience at RC even better than it has been. Hang in there gang!

Geez WK, you think they'll fall for that lame excuse?
 
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