ryanhayes9's 75 gallon reef diary!

[ryanhayes9]

new results
ammonia higher than .25 but lower than .50
nitrite a little higher that .25 but lower than .50
nitrate 15-20
ph 8.3
looks like the cycle is almost over as nitrate is rising and other levels are falling!

 

[shogun323]

Awesome!!!!!! Cant wait see some more pics Dan!!!!

 

[ryanhayes9]

the best part is that I have a GORGEOUS yellow eye kole tang in qt!

 

[reef diver]

IMO your cycle shouldnt be considered over until your nitrate also reads near zero if you are planning a reef. I was lucky, I used rock from my LFS, that was pre-cycled, so I had near to no cycle at all

 

[reef diver]

Lets see a pic of the tang!

 

[ryanhayes9]

lol she hides in a tube most of the time but in like 2 days ill be removing it so that i can see her.

 

[ryanhayes9]

the new levels are
ammonia less than .25 almost untracebable.
trite .25
trate 20
tomorow night the time im thinking

 

[reef diver]

Cool, everything is going down! Ur lucky you have friends that are into the fish thing. My mfriends are supportive, but think its kinda weird. LOL We were having a food fight near the tank (bad idea) and a few apple jacks dropped in. Luckily no ill effects after 3 months. GL with your tank. You should post in the highschoolers thread.

 

[ryanhayes9]

well all the levels are even now to the transfer of all coral and fish has begun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[reef diver]

Hey what are ur levels now

 

[ryanhayes9]

all 0 except for nitrates.
i am expecting a semi cycle from adding 4 fish 2 shrimp and a star all at once but i had no other choice

 

[tx reef]

Got any new pics?

 

[ryanhayes9]

yeah give me around 30 minutes to place corals and scrub the final algae etc.

 

[tx reef]

Originally Posted by ryanhayes9
yeah give me around 30 minutes

It's been 42 minutes........

:hilarious

:hilarious

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[ryanhayes9]

wow time flies lol. gotta wait for the anemone to pick his place. dont want him runnin over the corals.

 

[ryanhayes9]

well over an hour later im done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS TANK LOOKS BEAST! And i think my bta is splitting! its by a rock but it LOOKS like both sides of it are stretching in different directions! I got a corner of the tank where theres a pass through thats surrounded by ZOOS! call it zoo way lol! Also found a coral that hitchhiked UNDER my mushroms! BUT, most of the corals arent open SO.........................you guys have to wait until tomorow.

 

[tx reef]

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[ryanhayes9]

lights come on in like 20 min.

 

[reef diver]

Were all waitin.

 

[tx reef]

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