Marine Tank Cycling!
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seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
Well, how about telling us what you know and then ask a direct question.
Sounds like you need to do some research first though
Seffie x
Sounds like you need to do some research first though
Seffie x
Betta5
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What kind of set up are going going for? FO? FOWLR? Reef?
Good luck with your first tank, its a very steep learning curve from now on!
What size is your tank & how much LR will you be using? Where will your LR be coming from?
Cycling a saltwater tank with LR is a very simple process, as long as you have enough rock, get the RO water, get up to temp, add salt & allow to mix, then add the rock, you can add your sand at this point too.
Then you wait, testing every day, depending on where your rock comes from & how long it is out of water it can cycle in anything from a week to a month
What size is your tank & how much LR will you be using? Where will your LR be coming from?
Cycling a saltwater tank with LR is a very simple process, as long as you have enough rock, get the RO water, get up to temp, add salt & allow to mix, then add the rock, you can add your sand at this point too.
Then you wait, testing every day, depending on where your rock comes from & how long it is out of water it can cycle in anything from a week to a month
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What size is your tank & how much LR will you be using? Where will your LR be coming from
Hello,
My tank is 100ltr and i will be having about 9/10 kilos of LR and the rock will be coming from my local fish shop where they keep it in big tanks with big filters and the rock is cured.
And i wanted to buy the water ready mixed not add salt!!!
plz get back to me
Hello,
My tank is 100ltr and i will be having about 9/10 kilos of LR and the rock will be coming from my local fish shop where they keep it in big tanks with big filters and the rock is cured.
And i wanted to buy the water ready mixed not add salt!!!
plz get back to me
Hiya, you could probably do with a bit more live rock if you could get it, 11-12k would be better
Using salted RO is fine, I used to use it with my nano, but there are a couple of things you need to be aware of, what is the salinity of the water you are buying? If you want to keep corals, you need it around 1.025, alot of shops keep theirs a bit lower, so I ended up buying salt to increase the salinity. You will also need to keep a bottle of plain unsalted RO for topping up the tank from evaporation.
If you use salted, just pop it in the tank, get it up to temp, then add the rock, transport it in water if you can, it will shorten the cycle, then add the sand & your cycle has started
I test daily, salinity, PH, ammonia, nitrite & nitrate, plus keep a thermometer in the tank to keep an eye on temp. You will notice ammonia first, then nitrite & finaly nitrate, once ammonia & nitrite are Zero & stay zero for a few days, you should do a good size water change (I did 50%) to bring down the nitrates, then watch the stats for a couple more days, if all stable, then you are cycled
I'm far from an expert, there are people on here who have far more experience with marines than me, but this is how its worked for me.
Good luck & have fun!
Using salted RO is fine, I used to use it with my nano, but there are a couple of things you need to be aware of, what is the salinity of the water you are buying? If you want to keep corals, you need it around 1.025, alot of shops keep theirs a bit lower, so I ended up buying salt to increase the salinity. You will also need to keep a bottle of plain unsalted RO for topping up the tank from evaporation.
If you use salted, just pop it in the tank, get it up to temp, then add the rock, transport it in water if you can, it will shorten the cycle, then add the sand & your cycle has started
I test daily, salinity, PH, ammonia, nitrite & nitrate, plus keep a thermometer in the tank to keep an eye on temp. You will notice ammonia first, then nitrite & finaly nitrate, once ammonia & nitrite are Zero & stay zero for a few days, you should do a good size water change (I did 50%) to bring down the nitrates, then watch the stats for a couple more days, if all stable, then you are cycled
I'm far from an expert, there are people on here who have far more experience with marines than me, but this is how its worked for me.
Good luck & have fun!
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