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Quote: Originally Posted by xandrew245x Let it go, your tank is still cycling. Doing a water change will make your cycle take longer. The ammonia level will drop and so will the nitrite, and then you should probably see some nitrates, which are okay in small amounts. Do not add anything until...

I believe my tank is in the middle of the cycle . My readings are as follows ... PH 8.0 to 8.2. I think this is OK right? Ammonia 1.0 ppm is high not sure what to do now .Let it go till it drops on its own ? Nitrite 1.0 ppm high I know ... Nitrate 0 ppm OK ... Specific gravity 1.0235. OK in...

Threw a big ol shrimp in there now to wait .... Test kit is on the way . My wife went to the fish market, a seafood store by her work today . She walked in got a few things then here comes the laugh ... My wife gotta love her, she asks the person working the counter for 1 med raw shrimp. The...

Well its clearing up. now to get the cycle started,,,,

getting closer now just waiting for it to clear up..

One of these days I will figure out uploading pics on the site. I hope tomorrow I can get the door made. Then I will sand and apply the finish.

Here is some more pics, from what I got done today... After we got back from our valentines day dinner, and a stop at Lowes ...

Sorry people my other pic didnt show up... Here is the after pic.

Well this is what I did today. Just a start still have to put the 1x on the sides to cover up the frame work and build the door yet ... This build is done on a budget I have less than $15.00 in it so far.

You know your a real fish keeper, when the Local police beat on your door with guns drawn screaming, police search warrant open the door or we will break in down...You open the door with your hands up, so scared you wanna cry and wet your pants... They take a look at your fish tank and start...

Nice looking tank .I really hope everything works out for you... I used perfect spelling and punctuation.

Well the tank was free was supposed to be a 55 gal... The parts guy I work with wanted it out of is garage ... So free is a good price for me... I have been adding up the prices so I might just look for one that's being sold locally via the list... I'm kinda thinking of getting a 55 gal and...

true that .... thanks for your input .... Hey Snake whats ur take????

Thanks for the interesting reading.... You spent a lot of time in this post .... Great job....

Well guys n gals (not to offend) I have a 29 gallon tank 30L x12D x18H. My plans so far are this 40 lbs caribsea live sand unsure type yet ... 40+lbs of live rock unsure type yet.. corals. a lot for sure a few fish I'm sure... lighting 2 power compact lights unsure yet on the brand. filter...

Looks good can't wait to see the end product..

Ok on the hot skimmer so ur saying i dont need any other type of filter ???

How would you hook up the skimmer with no sump? I was looking at a marineland pro style filter with the bio balls .. uv sterlizer needed or not ..

Hello guys I am not new to the hobby but I have been out of it for quite some time now... I am in need of some help in getting this set up correctly .... Looking for a filter not sure what is the best choice ... On my old tank I ran a wet/dry sump filtration unit on my 85 gal reef tank .So its...