Collin's 14 Gallon Bio Cube Chronicle

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touchthesky00

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Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2657676
alright gotcha! shouldn't they all spike at some point tho??
not saying your wrong.. I just have no idea lol

if you claim that your tank cycled, then they did all spike.
you should have witnessed a huge rise in nitrates though
 
silverdak

silverdak

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Originally Posted by touchthesky00
http:///forum/post/2657724
if you claim that your tank cycled, then they did all spike.
you should have witnessed a huge rise in nitrates though
no im not saying i think it is cycled. I don't think that at all. heck if I thought that it would have corals and fish already lol I am saying the water that i got was cycled already, and the LR and LS was already in a tank and had bee cycled. I figure I have minimum 2 more weeks time before even the CUC goes in. just trying to make sure I have it correct that everything will spike at different times and when they all hit 0 again I am all set for some living things
 
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touchthesky00

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yes they will all spike
nitrates will continue to rise until you do a water change
corals would appreciate a more established tank to be put in
 
silverdak

silverdak

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definatly checked it out and subscribed! tank is looking great!!! how soon before you added a CUC. and also what would be a relativly small CUC that would still get the job done in my tank?
thats a question for everyone just so I can get an idea and price wise. I figured a CUC for about $40???
 
silverdak

silverdak

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6/22
Salinity 1.024
PH- 8.2-8.4
Ammonia- 0 ppm
Nitrite- 0 ppm
Nitrate- 0 ppm
that cant possibly mean the ammonia is done and cycled right??? only went up to about .25?
 
camfish

camfish

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Pretend that there are fish already in there and monitor the ammo, trite, and trates for a while to ensure that it is cycled.
 
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touchthesky00

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ya continue the ghost feeding for a bit and monitoring the levels
i think i added my clean up crew right when my cycle was done
for your tank, id recommend
2-3 turbo snails
10 nassarius
3 astreas
i would stay away from hermits. i hate mine, they are killing my snails!
so if anyone wants 4 hermits... lol
 
silverdak

silverdak

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aw man I really liked your hermits too! they look great!!!
I will ghost feed then. how long should I ghost feed and see no spike? like a week with no spike and I am probably already cycled?
 
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touchthesky00

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no, just a few days
ik, i like my hermits too ...until they started eating my snails!!!!!!!!
 
silverdak

silverdak

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just a couple more.. nothign special, I will stop posting pictures till i add the CUC in a week or 2 or untill I add some corals lol
 
silverdak

silverdak

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yup already have plans for that too. I was planning on adding it after we see if the tank is cycled yet or not tho, just so it didnt mess something up
 
clownfish11

clownfish11

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adding more LR will cause another spike so its better to add it sooner than later before you have livestock in your tank
 
silverdak

silverdak

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I might just add some more base rock, cheaper and looks nicer and will eventually become LR.
6/23
PH- 8.2 (added buffer)
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite- 0ppm
Nitrate- 0ppm
Salinity- 1.024
added Calcium to make sure its ready for corals. the buffer says to use it for a week, that's why I always add a little to it to make it balance out. seems like the tank is ready to go.
I also ghost fed it again today too, no spikes
 
silverdak

silverdak

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Originally Posted by ClownFiSH11
http:///forum/post/2659714
adding more LR will cause another spike so its better to add it sooner than later before you have livestock in your tank
o i forgot to ask... why do you say more live rock? just out of curiosity
 
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