28 Gallon JBJ HQI or LED?
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nano-newb1983
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Originally Posted by WaRgAsM http:///forum/thread/386042/28g-jbj-hqi-or-28-gal-jbj-led/20#post_3390179
Now for the cycle sighhhhhhh!!!
trick to get cycle goin faster is get a raw uncooked shrimp in there to kick start the ammonia spike alot faster
Originally Posted by WaRgAsM http:///forum/thread/386042/28g-jbj-hqi-or-28-gal-jbj-led/20#post_3390179
Now for the cycle sighhhhhhh!!!
trick to get cycle goin faster is get a raw uncooked shrimp in there to kick start the ammonia spike alot faster
nano-newb1983
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very nice man
travelerjp98
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beautiful... I see a nice reef coming along.
travelerjp98
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I recommend that it IS the full 30 days. It'll be better in the long run. Trust me.
wargasm
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Trust me I know to wait the 30 days! It just sucks to wait it out I have been in the hobby for about 10 years now so I have a good idea but not everything to do. On another note I wanted to test the water tonigh to ensure the nitrification process had begun and the readings were as follows.
Ammonia= .25
Nitrite= >1 off the charts high
Nitrates= over 50 ppm low end
PH= 8.6
So I think it looks like everything is going well there is plenty of food to start the process at each level for the bacteria.
Ammonia= .25
Nitrite= >1 off the charts high
Nitrates= over 50 ppm low end
PH= 8.6
So I think it looks like everything is going well there is plenty of food to start the process at each level for the bacteria.
travelerjp98
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Yay! I see a nice tank coming along...
wargasm
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OK WTF?
The tank has been cycling for a month now and the thing still isn't done or there is something wrong with the tests that I have.
Ammonia .25 ppm
Nitrite .2 ppm
Nitrate 20 ppm
PH 8.4
Alkalinity is good
Why in the world am I still getting the same readings for over 2 weeks in a row? There has been 0 progress with ammonia at all and it seems like the others are progressing very very slowly. The SG is 1.024 tested it with a Refractometer. Any ideas? The test is a Red Sea multi-test kit any problems with this brand?
The tank has been cycling for a month now and the thing still isn't done or there is something wrong with the tests that I have.
Ammonia .25 ppm
Nitrite .2 ppm
Nitrate 20 ppm
PH 8.4
Alkalinity is good
Why in the world am I still getting the same readings for over 2 weeks in a row? There has been 0 progress with ammonia at all and it seems like the others are progressing very very slowly. The SG is 1.024 tested it with a Refractometer. Any ideas? The test is a Red Sea multi-test kit any problems with this brand?
wargasm
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Ok just returned from LFS and the test I was using were bad.
All of my stuff tested at 0 and PH and everything else was perfect. I decided to purchase a small CUC for the tank because I will be out of town for the next couple of weeks so they can do some maintenance for me while I am gone. I bought 5 hermits 2 ceriths, 3 turbos, 2 margaritas. Also there was a guy that was trying to sell some corals that the LFS didn't want so I bought them. Frogspawn, candy cane in bad shape, brown star polyps, small Jasmine Polyp frag, small montipora frag, and some brown button polyps for $40. the frogspawn looks good everything else is ok. He was keeping all of that under PC lighting and it wasn't doing so well. I will post pics later if I get time. I feel much better and I am getting ready to go exchange this test kit. Thanks.
All of my stuff tested at 0 and PH and everything else was perfect. I decided to purchase a small CUC for the tank because I will be out of town for the next couple of weeks so they can do some maintenance for me while I am gone. I bought 5 hermits 2 ceriths, 3 turbos, 2 margaritas. Also there was a guy that was trying to sell some corals that the LFS didn't want so I bought them. Frogspawn, candy cane in bad shape, brown star polyps, small Jasmine Polyp frag, small montipora frag, and some brown button polyps for $40. the frogspawn looks good everything else is ok. He was keeping all of that under PC lighting and it wasn't doing so well. I will post pics later if I get time. I feel much better and I am getting ready to go exchange this test kit. Thanks.
wargasm
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Man I am lucky! After I went and exchanged my test kit my wife and I went to dinner at this Thai place and the owner had the most amazing 300 gal reef. I was talking with him and he had xenia all over the place and so I offered to buy some from him but he said I will give you some for free then he asked if I wanted some duncans as well because he had too many he gave me a 16 head duncan and the xenia for free as well as some neon green zoanthids. I have to go to VA beach early tomorrow for training but I will post pics when I return. I retested my water with my new API tests and everything is perfect. What a day!!!!
