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

That sounds like a plan. He hasn't touched it so far. The sexy shrimp like the worm also. They hang out on it's duster and I guess clean it. I'll have to get a picture of them when the lights are on.

Here are a few more pictures of the clean up crew.

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Update....

SG 1.024
ph 8.2
Am 0
rites .05
rates 10
Cal 460
Temp 77

I think I'm going to do another water change later today to get the Nitrates down a bit more. Other then that I think the tank is doing well. Everybody seem to be doing what they should and are eating very well.

I was wondering how often I should be feeding the tank. I have been spot feeding once a day and also feeding the tank at the same time. I'm just not sure if I am giving to much or not enough. The tank is new and there isn't much algae in the tank yet. We are starting to get some white and green hair algae but very little. Is there something I should be adding other then the Cyclapees "not sure on that spelling" and Oyster eggs? I also have been adding fish food slow sinking morsels for what ever wants to eat it. The Sally light foot chases the morsels around the tank it's so funny. Please help me out with these questions if you can. Thanks.

Sean,
 
You shouldn't have any detectable amounts of nitrites in the tank Sean. That is more of a concern than the nitrates being at 10. On the food, the inverts should be eating stuff off your rock or leftover fish food. You don't have fish yet right?
 
Grins said:
It is an asterina starfish. I disagree with saying they are reef safe in general. Some are, some aren't. If you see them on your glass or rocks they are probably one of the reef safe ones. However if you see them on your zoas, sps, etc. they probably aren't.
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Good to know.. I guess I have just never seen the ones that eat zoas. Only the glass cleaning ones. I have a dozen or so of those in my tank and I have layers upon layers of coraline algae all over my tank so I doubt the ones I have eat coraline.. or maybe it just grows back so fast I don't notice.
 
I've found both in my tank. I haven't found any that are on any corals other than the zoas but I've seen photos of where they have been on SPS and left marks of where they had been (tissue gone). Like nudis they seem to absorb the color of whatever they are eating so they can be difficult to spot at times.
 
Grins said:
You shouldn't have any detectable amounts of nitrites in the tank Sean. That is more of a concern than the nitrates being at 10. On the food, the inverts should be eating stuff off your rock or leftover fish food. You don't have fish yet right?
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No we don't have any fish in the 75gal yet. That is why I have been putting some fish food and other stuff in there for them to eat. Like I said there isn't very much algae in the tank yet so I just want to make sure there is something in there for all to eat. Should I stop feeding the tank? Should I do a water change to get the rites down also?
 
I would think the .05 nitrites would be due to the small bio load that has been placed in the tank recently. A few dead snails... new cleaners pooping, etc.. that should make a very small "mini" cycle that is going on now.

That is the reason you only add a fish or two at a time. If you were to add a lot of fish all at once your bio-load would be huge and the bacteria in the tank couldn't keep up. When you add a small CUC or 1 fish, there will be a little bio-load, and the bateria in the tank has the then compensate/grow to meet the new demands of the tank.

Thats my opinion anyway.. anyone else have their own ideas?
 
So should I do anything to help the tank or just leave it be?
 
Ace25 said:
I would think the .05 nitrites would be due to the small bio load that has been placed in the tank recently. A few dead snails... new cleaners pooping, etc.. that should make a very small "mini" cycle that is going on now.

That is the reason you only add a fish or two at a time. If you were to add a lot of fish all at once your bio-load would be huge and the bacteria in the tank couldn't keep up. When you add a small CUC or 1 fish, there will be a little bio-load, and the bateria in the tank has the then compensate/grow to meet the new demands of the tank.

Thats my opinion anyway.. anyone else have their own ideas?
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wouldnt nitrite kill CUC?
 
Well what is the max of Nitrites you should have in the tank again?
 
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