how long will the re-cycle take????

[devaji108]

I just got a 240 Gal RR!!
it has about 200# of LR ad 1inch of LS
it was up and running ay least a yesr or so
I saved a 100 gal of water, but got real cold on the drive home and got shushy I still uesed it any way.
I am useing the kent bio-rocker filter and kent skimmer.
how long do you think the recycle will take?
it been running for 5 days now tested the h20 on day 3 and 5 and everything is the same. should I make the tank spike to make sure it cycles??
tests:
temp 79
SG 1.04
Amm. .25
Nitarate 0
Nitrite 0
PH 8.1
any feed back?
~Deva~
ps i AM NOT IN A RUSH JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY TAKE CYCLES

 

[wax32]

If it was just taken down and you didn't add any new, uncured liverock it shouldn't cycle at all.

 

[devaji108]

Hey Wax should I spike ( adda pice of dead shpimp) to the tank or just let it be for a another week or two then add my fish. I have a 90 & 125 up now that I would like to put everything in to the 240
so I just have take care of one tank
as allways thanks

 

[wax32]

You shouldn't need to spike it. I'd let it run for a week and then start adding your fish, starting with the least aggressive and working my way up.

 

[devaji108]

that is what I was thinking to
what tpye of clean up crew would you do?

 

[wax32]

In a 240 you can use a lot. I would add a few at a time, until you reach a point where they keep the tank pretty clean and not die of starvation.
To start:
two dozen Astraea
two dozen Nassarius
two dozen mixed hermits of your choice: don't believe the hype they won't eat your snails if they aren't starving and you have some spare shells
a few emerald crabs
Once it is up and running and staring to get dirty you can add some bigger snails like Turbo and Trochus.
Don't go too crazy at once, you don't want starving snails and hermits.

I don't consider shrimp to be cleaners, but you can certainly add a few fire or skunk cleaner shrimp.

 

[dejaco]

Hey sounds like Wax has given you good advice. I asked him when I started up my 220.
You are probably gonna end up with about the same as I have:
24 Astrea Snails
24 Nassiscus Snails
12 Super Tongan Snails
24 cerith snails
24 Turbo snails
24 Trochus snails
36 Scarlet red reef hermits
36 Dwarf Zebra hermits
Like Wax told ya though don't add them all at once. Spread it out over a month or so.
And don't think you have to feed them anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They don't count in your feeding schedule. Let them scavage the way they should and eat your unwanted algae.
Good luck; and by the way what kind of lighting are you going to be running?

 

[devaji108]

Dejaco~
thanks for the info.
I will be useing 4 x 250 14K MH
4x 110 VHO supper blue 03
the tank is 96 x 24 x 24
are u running a refugium?
Deva