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I have been adding about 5 gallons of fresh ro/di a week (evap). I think that it was a mis-test... today it came in at 20... Originally Posted by gmann1139 Nitrates from 50 to 10 in two days doesn't sound right. Mis-test, water change, additive, or miracle?

Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0 ppm Nitrate 20 ppm I'm going to do a 20% water change tomorrow.....and I should be cycled correct?

diatoms for sure...just part of the cycle process...limit your light and they will go away on their own..

my guess is that they were bare before, diatoms covered them up and now that the diatoms are gone, they are bare again... I wouldnt be too worried about it.. it's fine Originally Posted by doc308 anyone?

Hydor Koralias are great....spend the extra couple bucks and buy one...they look nicer too...

how many gph? Originally Posted by joe____17 Can anyone here recommend a good but relativley cheap powerhead?

read, read, read, and then read some more... This is a great place to start. The threads at the top are FULL of great information. I would suggest reading other threads too. Learning from others mistakes/questions is a great (and less costly) method of learning... I would suggest that you...

If it's a brand new tank there really isnt that much you can do, it's a natural cycle your tank goes through. Look at it this way, it's good news, your tank is headed in the right direction. If you want to limit them, just cut the lights and it will go away...they will go away with time...

Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 1 ppm Nitrate 10 ppm

dang that was quick....now nitrites and nitrates go away! Originally Posted by gmann1139 Nitrite has gone down and nitrate has gone up = You missed the ammonia spike. Don't worry, I did too the last two times I cycled tanks. Those bacteria are the fastest-growing and quickest to populate up...

update.... Temp 79.7 Salinity 1.024 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite .5ppm Nitrate 50 ppm No Ammonia spike yet from the new rock... The guy at the store said it was fully cured....how long should it take for the ammonia to spike?

Yeah your right about the head... I am looking at the tank now (just added some new rock and did some aquascaping, it's cloudy and everything is moving real well.. Originally Posted by natclanwy Still think your OK, but your return pump output is probably closer to 675gph after you subtract for...

Update... On my way home, I decided to go ahead and drop by the ol' LFS and pick up some live rock. I ended up getting two rocks (figi) for a total of 16 pounds. I was just going to get a couple of smaller rocks, but then I saw this one (13 lbs)... I fell in love! It looked awesome and had...

This is my 90g.. I have three k3s (3* 950) + Return Pump (1017 Quiet One 4000) = 3867gph Originally Posted by natclanwy Is this in your 55g? If so I think it is fine, I am running about 2600gph total in my 55g tank, I have 1- K4, 1- K3, 400gph from my return pump, and 200gph from my canister...

Got a question.... Right now in my tank I have three Hydor Koralia #3 (950 gph) plus my return pump (not very strong)... Is that too much?

Thanks for the suggestion.. If I go buy some rock would my take cycle again? Is there any of way to get the microfauna into the tank without buying rock? Originally Posted by natclanwy My guess is there there was still some dried up organic tissue buried inside the rock that wasn't removed...

You have got me beat. I tested the ammonia twice just to be sure... Originally Posted by locoyo386 Hi there, WOW! this is interesting. You had the rock dry for about a year, than you placed it in saltwater on 12-26-2008. The rock has now been in water for 14 days and it looks as if it has...

Update... Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrite 1 ppm Nitrate 10 ppm

Just go buy a gallon of distilled water at the grocery store for $1........calibrate it to 0 and you're good to go.....

Right now I have 2x96w PCs over my 90 gallon tank... I was about to order new bulbs and then started to think about maybe taking that money and upgrading the lighting.. First of all what is your opinion on what I could have in my tank with the 2x 96. I was thinking about doing some mushrooms...