I got my new tank set up!

[Off The Deep End]

So I picked up a tank from alan the other day and im in the process of setting it up. It is 30ish gallons with the back section, it has 30 LEDs for lighting and built in skimmer in the back. Yesterday I braced the stand and set it up making sure it was level before adding water and salt. After letting it sit overnight to make sure my salinity was where it needed to be I boiled some old rock I had and started on my aquascape, let me know what you think as I will be adding my sand tomorrow!

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[Craigar]

Looking good looking real goid

 

[fishguy69]

So far so good...

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Now for the waiting game.

 

[Off The Deep End]

Ok so got my camera working right here are some better pictures, also I will be painting the front of the stand where the scratches are tomorrow.[attachment=65301:name]

 

[Off The Deep End]

Looking good looking real goid

Thanks

So far so good...

One step at a time

Now for the waiting game.

One thing I have learned in this hobby is patience

Do you guys thing its ok to add my sand tonight or should I wait a day?

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Add the sand.

 

[fishguy69]

Add it...

 

[Off The Deep End]

Ok I will add pics as soon as the tank clears.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Cool happy to have ya back!!

 

[Off The Deep End]

Cool happy to have ya back!!

Thanks happy to be back Charlie.

More pictures comming tonight when i get home from the hospital.

 

[Nmertz1]

Great tank. Much better looking than a bio cube IMO

 

[Off The Deep End]

Great tank. Much better looking than a bio cube IMO

Thanks! I think it is coming along nicely.

 

[Off The Deep End]

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Got the sand in!

Whats the best way to start the cycle since there is nothing in this tank, will throwing a couple pellets of food work? I feel like a newb right now

 

[kutcha]

you could buy a single piece of live rock and put it in there and that will seed everything

 

[Off The Deep End]

you could buy a single piece of live rock and put it in there and that will seed everything

Not looking to seed the tank but looking to start the nitrogen cycle. Thanks for the input. I have heard of putting a piece of meat, shrimp, pellets or chemicals to start the cycle. I don't want to use chemicals so trying to figure the best way to get it started.

 

[Andrew_bram]

Pee in it and add some bacteria supplement if you want to speed up the cycle

 

[Blindrage]

Almost anything will begin to break down in the Ammonia that starts the whole process.

Options:
A raw shrimp from the grocery tossed in.
Feed fish flakes as if you had fish in there.
Use liquid cleaning ammonia with the surfactant, add a half-cap or so.

All of these things put ammonia into the tank, and that ammonia promotes the little bugs that turn ammonia into nitrite. The nitrite promotes the bugs that turn nitrite into nitrate.

That is all there is to cycling a tank. Once both types of bugs (bacteria if you want to be technical) are doing their thing by keeping ammonia and nitrite at 0, then add some real sources of ammonia generation... like fish.

 

[kutcha]

Not looking to seed the tank but looking to start the nitrogen cycle. Thanks for the input. I have heard of putting a piece of meat, shrimp, pellets or chemicals to start the cycle. I don't want to use chemicals so trying to figure the best way to get it started.

yeah a piece of live rock will start the cycle in the amount of time it take for the rock to get from the the store to your tank there will be plenty of die off on the rock to start up the cycle

 

[Blindrage]

ahhh, I need an edit button bad.

liquid ammonia with OUT surfactant!!!!