SushiYum Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I've been a member on NR since Nov 7 2009. FINALLY I have setup my tank. Just wanted to share. The cycle began two days ago 5/14/2010. 15 gallon main display with 10 gallon sump/fuge 24" T5 TEK Fixture 150watt heater Eheim Compact 1000 return pump MP10 DIY ATO 4" filter sock main display has 20lbs of live sand; Fuge has 10 lbs 1lb of live rock. and rest is base rock from ReefCleaners.org PICTURE TIME SUMP/FUGE ATO (just made this about 30 mins ago) SUGGESTIONS are welcome. THANKS! Link to comment
Bio-Reef Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Wow, that is a sleek looking setup!!! Link to comment
anton Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 +1 I'm looking to get a tank soon, probably just like you back in 2009. Look forward to seeing how this one goes! How does that ATO work? Get it from a DIY thread here? Link to comment
SushiYum Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 current scape. do i need more rock? will gather and post week 1 readings tomorrow. Link to comment
SushiYum Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 WEEK 1 Readings Ammonia : 0 Nitrite : 0 Nitrate : 0 pH 8.0-8.1 boring Link to comment
chucktdbm321 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 lol its probably gonna be that way for awhile til that dry rock is seeded Link to comment
Trogdor447 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 You dont really have anything dying in there to create the bacteria needed.... ^^^ That is a lot of dry rock for sure Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Your setup is nice... But that Float Switch holder is CLEAN! Link to comment
SushiYum Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 aw...how long do you think my cycle will be then? Link to comment
Trogdor447 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 aw...how long do you think my cycle will be then? every tank cycles differently so its tough to judge, i have a lot of experience in freshwater... my salt water cycle took ~2 weeks.. but i had 28lbs of live rock and no dry rock.. best thing to try to kick start it would be to get a bag of live sand and mix it in with the rest.. but it will take a while for the 'dry rock' to get stuff living on it Link to comment
SushiYum Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 WEEK 2. still all 0 readings with 8.2 pH BUT half my sand is slowly turning brown. and i got air bubbles on my live rock and underneath the sand bed. CUC soon? edit: well actually. i might have a tiny small reading on my nitrate. is that good? Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I very much like your rock work, you have tons of usable surface! You did a nice clean job on the ATO too! Your cycle with dry rock will probably take no less then a month maybe faster if you had some live rock to seed it. I'd toss some fish food or something in the tank and test it the next day to see if you have any ammonia readings. One thing you don't want to rush is the cycle make sure you move along slowly. And slowly add livestock when it's time so that the bacteria has time to catch up with higher load. Link to comment
SushiYum Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Finally back from going home for nearly 2 months while my tank cycles. i wasted no time in stocking my tank! 2 clownfish 1 pearly head jawfish Thanks for looking =D Link to comment
SushiYum Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 had to buy another frag today -_____- Link to comment
bird Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Sweet set up. What kind of tank is that? DIY? 20 long with trim removed? Woops. Went back and saw the 15 gl. Cool tank. Link to comment
SushiYum Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 Sweet set up. What kind of tank is that? DIY? 20 long with trim removed?Woops. Went back and saw the 15 gl. Cool tank. Yea 15 gallon long. these "standard" tanks were actually a PITA to find. out of the 4 pet stores I went to. only 1 of them regularly carry it. But I like the shape of it. not too tall. not too long. thanks =) Link to comment
bird Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Yea 15 gallon long. these "standard" tanks were actually a PITA to find. out of the 4 pet stores I went to. only 1 of them regularly carry it. But I like the shape of it. not too tall. not too long. thanks =) So is this a stock or did you remove the top trim and add the weir? Link to comment
partyinyourhonor Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Looking good... really like the set up. Link to comment
SushiYum Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 So is this a stock or did you remove the top trim and add the weir? oh standard 15g aqueon tank with the trim removed. wats a weir? Looking good... really like the set up. ty so much. took me nearly 8 months to piece everything together. changing my design a few times along the way. Link to comment
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