The 75gal reef tank cycle has started!!!!!!!

[clown-lover]

No there is more than enough there to get you close to that 4 ppm range which is better in the long run because you'll build up more bacteria in the long run. But like I said you don't have to be exact in this instance IMO. If you were buffering 2 part it would be a different story. But your just getting your cycle going and getting it somewhere in the 2 to 4 range is ok.. But with your size tank I suggest getting it to that neighborhood of 4 ppm number just so you have a nice sized active colony of bacteria.

 

[WoodRight]

That's why I thought I should add some pure ammonia or another shrimp to get it up to 4ppm.

 

[Blossom112]

hope you dont mind if i post here lol
Yes hubby got the silicone to fix the drip and the attachments for the sump pump .
yes i asked all the questions last week about the sump/pump , but i never asked anything about the skimmer.
we will lower the water level after dinner ,take the attachments out of the overflowand reseal and that should do the trick .
thank you so much

 

[WoodRight]

hope you dont mind if i post here lol
Yes hubby got the silicone to fix the drip and the attachments for the sump pump .
yes i asked all the questions last week about the sump/pump , but i never asked anything about the skimmer.
we will lower the water level after dinner ,take the attachments out of the overflowand reseal and that should do the trick .
thank you so much

Your welcome. I hope to see some great pictures of your tank when you can get them.

 

[clown-lover]

I would just let what you have happening happen naturally since you went the shrimp route honestly. No reason to speed it up any you have time and I honestly feel its better to go the slower route and just relax a little. It will all come in time, is all you have to remember.. It will all come in time.

 

[scootrnerd]

i agree with CL you should just let it happen naturally it would be a shame to see all your hard work go to waste due to getting in a hurry. as a side note i talked to the guy at my lfs about the base rock for .99 a # in mass. he said that http://www.gulf-view.com/ bought them out so they are no longer selling to the public. sorry dude

 

[WoodRight]

i agree with CL you should just let it happen naturally it would be a shame to see all your hard work go to waste due to getting in a hurry. as a side note i talked to the guy at my lfs about the base rock for .99 a # in mass. he said that http://www.gulf-view.com/ bought them out so they are no longer selling to the public. sorry dude

That's ok we already got some for a fair price but thank you for letting us know what was going on. I don't think we will be getting much more base rock anyway. Maybe a few more peaces because we plan on doing a two peak type setup. What I mean is a pile on each end and some what open in the middle. Kind of a his and hers type thing. We will have to get some more base for the other side and maybe a bit more for the other but not much. We are just using it to get down to the glass like a footing. The rest will be live rock that we will be adding peace by peace as we find stuff we like. I know allot of people buy all there rock at once but I would rather find cool rocks and shapes that you might not find all in one place.

 

[scootrnerd]

not only that but who has 6.00- 10.00 a # X say 150 # of money just lying around? "honey do we pay the mortgage or buy live rock?"

 

[WoodRight]

I would just let what you have happening happen naturally since you went the shrimp route honestly. No reason to speed it up any you have time and I honestly feel its better to go the slower route and just relax a little. It will all come in time, is all you have to remember.. It will all come in time.

I'm not really trying to speed things up. I just thought that you had to get it up to 4ppm and thought that maybe the 1 shrimp wasn't enough to get it there. I saw a few people that were cycling a 75 used 2 shrimp. I know it will take time and I want to let it do it's thing I'm just so new to all this I have to ask questions to re-affirm what I have read, I guess. I know it is really early in the cycle and just want it to go smooth and right.

Thank you so much for your time, help and understanding.

 

[WoodRight]

not only that but who has 6.00- 10.00 a # X say 150 # of money just lying around? "honey do we pay the mortgage or buy live rock?"

Yeah Right! The day we bought the first bunch of base rock and LRR I was like what the &%^$. That's all! On top of that there wasn't any and I mean anything on the LRR other then maybe bacteria.