kylekruko85 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 24 hours after dosing I have .1 ammonia, .75 nitrites, 8.2 ph and what I think is about 15 nitrates. First time I have tested for nitrates. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Well it's down to one day to process ammonia and 2 for nitrites. No sign of algae growth yet. Do all tanks go through a diatom bloom? Link to comment
Nanomaniac Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Various algae blooms will occur during a newly setup aquarium, especially during the cycling phase. Diatoms are a very common occurrence in cycling tanks, so yes expect to have a diatom bloom. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 So my nitrates have been taking two days to zero out. But I my numbers have been going up for nitrites after 1 day of dosing. 6 days ago I dosed. Next day was .15. 4 days ago I dosed. Next day was .4. 2 days ago I dosed and the next day was .75. Still goes to zero by second day. My diatom bloom had started. Should I just keep dosing very two days. PH is still good. No water change necessary till cycle complete right? Link to comment
Idaho ken Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm thinking that once your Ammonia and Nitrites have zero'd out, and your Nitrates continue to rise, your cycled.. If you have diatom blooms, your about ready for a clean up crew! Then you can stop the dosing. And you are correct about the water change. No changes until after cycle. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Is it ok to change my filter floss at this point? I thought I read to leave in there for a few weeks without changing during the cycle. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Some new green algae growth. Not exactly sure what it is. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Well I just got my first water change done right before my wife decided to have her water break! Fish tank on hold for a few days, lol. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Well things are settled back down a little after the arrival of a baby. I was able to add a small CUC last week. And everything seems to be going good. I plan to pick up a Bi Color Blenny this weekend and maybe a fire shrimp. Link to comment
Water Dog Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Congrats on the new addition to the family! Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Congrats on the new addition to the family! Thanks! Everyone is doing well Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 So I did another water change to get my nitrates down a little more last night. Right now I am getting readings of 0 for ammonia and nitrites and about 7 for nitrates. My calcium is a little low at 400 and magnesium is at about 1300. Ph is at 8.2. Seems like I should be safe for a fish at this point. Is a coral frag out of the picture? Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Well I went ahead and picked up a few things from the LFS. Came home with a bi color blenny who his huddled in the corner hopefully just due to being stressed a little. Also a fire shrimp and a button polyp frag and candy cane frag. Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Things seem to be doing ok. The blenny and shrimp are eating fine. Corals seem to be doing well. The blenny is still pretty shy, only swimming from hole to hole. Hopefully he comes out of his shell. Link to comment
krusing93 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Any update on this thread?? Interested in your progress! Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Yes, I am definitely due for a progress update. I actually lost my bicolor blenny due to unkown reasons. All my parameters were good and the fish showed no signs of illness before passing. I ended up replacing it with a Midas blenny who seems to be doing ok. My fire shrimp has molted twice since I got him. This weekend I installed the Nanobox Large Retro Plus M led light system. Awesome upgrade (Pic Below). I have added a few different corals as well. I will try and get some shots of those tonight. Link to comment
Idaho ken Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Love the new light....I actually was going to do that, but ended up removing my hood and going with the Nanobox Duo....love the bluefish controller app, so nice! Your tank is looking good! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Looks good! Hope to see some pics of the new GSP soon Link to comment
kylekruko85 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Its been awhile since I've updated. I've added a GSP frag to the back false wall as well as a couple of other new frags. i just got a couple of DaVinci Clowns that are doing well. https://imgur.com/a/JsqtP Link to comment
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