FutureReefer Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Noticed this about a day or 2 ago but now it has spread some more. I'm in my 7th day of the cycle and my Nitrate has increased to 50ppm and Nitrite is now at 0.5ppm. Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 TBH I'm not sure from that picture what you are asking about. Link to comment
FutureReefer Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 TBH I'm not sure from that picture what you are asking about. The brown stuff in the middle, I've noticed it on other parts of my rock too. Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The brown stuff in the middle, I've noticed it on other parts of my rock too. Mmmm.... hard to tell, but probably diatoms if you're 7 days into your cycle. How long has the tank been set up? Link to comment
FutureReefer Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Mmmm.... hard to tell, but probably diatoms if you're 7 days into your cycle. How long has the tank been set up? Going in to the 8th day now. Do people usually wait until the cycle is completely over to add some of the cuc or can I start soon? Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 If you're still seeing nitrite you should wait. And 50ppm on nitrate is pretty high. Wait until ammonia and nitrite are zero before adding any animals. nitrate should be under 20 too ideally. Link to comment
FutureReefer Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Will do. Just a couple days ago nitrate and nitrite were both 0. Could it be the media bags i added of Rowaphos and Chemi pure blue that made them rise or it's just part of the cycling process? Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Will do. Just a couple days ago nitrate and nitrite were both 0. Could it be the media bags i added of Rowaphos and Chemi pure blue that made them rise or it's just part of the cycling process? I think that is just normal cycle. Rowaphos and CPB should be pulling that stuff OUT of your water, not putting it in.. You're probably better off taking the media out until you know the tank is done cycling. Having the media in during the cycle is probably just delaying it. I am assuming your rock is live rock based on the colors and that there is probably a fair amount of organic die off that needs to process. Link to comment
FutureReefer Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 I think that is just normal cycle. Rowaphos and CPB should be pulling that stuff OUT of your water, not putting it in.. You're probably better off taking the media out until you know the tank is done cycling. Having the media in during the cycle is probably just delaying it. I am assuming your rock is live rock based on the colors and that there is probably a fair amount of organic die off that needs to process. It's real reef rock, man made live rock with no hitchikers . The shop I got it from already cured it too. I'll just keep testing every 2 or 3 days, I don't see any point in testing every single day, don't mean to sound arrogant. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 It's real reef rock, man made live rock with no hitchikers . The shop I got it from already cured it too. I'll just keep testing every 2 or 3 days, I don't see any point in testing every single day, don't mean to sound arrogant. You don't sound arrogant- you're perfectly right At this point there's no critters to harm or anything; it's just a spike in nitrates/nitrites/ammonia followed by a decline. No need to test daily When I read the title I was so tempted to comment something stupid like "No, it's squidward". I dunno why... Link to comment
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