mcallahan

wow...seahorse...nice pic! The killer lurks...

Huh....? I think I missed something....

OgreMkV- When I started my 90g back in November, I had the whole thing cycled in a little over 2 weeks. Here is what I did: 1. I used 100% dead rock and dead sand at first. I even filled the tank with tap water - I just ran the garden hose in the house and turned it on. I mixed the salt in the sump and added de-chlorinator to the water. 2. Once my salinity was stable, I added a couple of pieces of LR from my 55G. I made sure some was touching the sand bed and some was touching the other rock. 3. My tank started cycling immediately. For the first week, all I had was Ammonia readings, nothing else. About half way into the next week, I still saw no nitrite readings and no drop in ammonia. 4. At this point I started getting impatient and added a product called "stability" from SeaChem. I had used it in my 55G when I moved it to prevent a cycle and it worked great. 5. A week after starting stability (see the graph below), my ammonia and nitrites were gone and my nitrates had moved up to 20, which is perfectly acceptance for fish and most soft corals. I never added anything dead to my tank, or any fish till the cycle was over -i.e. my nitrates were around 20 and the ammonia and nitrites were gone.. Even tho the rock you bought was alive, you'll still get some die off, which is a good thing as it will feed your cycle. Plus you'll have some things dying off from your dead rock now that it is submerged again. I can't imagine waiting for 2 months for a tank to cycle...that'd kill me! It was hard enough to wait the two weeks that I had to till I added the livestock from my 55g. One last thing to consider is that if you haven't added a protein skimmer yet, go ahead and do it as it will have plenty to munch on as your tank cycles. Graphs: The first one is just ammonia and Nitrite, the second is Nitrate. You can see that on day 4, the ammonia and nitrites started dropping and the nitrates started rising - exactly how a cycle happens naturally.

you could take a whiz in the tank... There is enough stuff dying off that it will feed your cycle. The table shrimp isn't really needed, but it could be a fun science experiment! Your cycle won't take a couple of months either, I'd give it 1 mo.

which one do you wAnt and I can ask if they can hold it.

I've ordered both. We had one large order where we ordered 10 fish and lost 3. Everything was covered under their warranty tho and the money was quickly refunded.

ALL SOLD...thanks everyone

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Skimmer is sold...

obviously you found the sump I have for sale...its 18" in length.

fishybusiness, our newest sponsor will do it. You just have to bring the tank to him.

the bio ball side/side where the water comes in is 12.25"x11.75" the return/skimmer side is 11"x 11.75" Here is a pic from the top showing the center divider.

that's fine. I'll poke a hole in the bag so they are contained, but still getting fresh water. I'll PM you my cell.

I hate to sell them, but I couldn't talk the wife into letting me have Paul's 65G to put them in!

$35 takes it

Eshopps sump with 15 gal capacity. $50 Dimensions: 18" x 12" x 16" Inlet size: 1-1/2" bulkhead (included) Before it was broken down, it housed a Vertex IN-100 skimmer and a return pump in its right chamber so there is room to work in there. The left side is setup for a trickle filter/bio balls. but they can easily be removed so that the skimmer can be left open for a refugium. With Bioballs in case you want to see it

I've got a pair of false percs that i'm wanting to sell to a good home as they don't host my nems. They are large - 2" for the male, 2.5"+ for the female. They swim around the tank together and are very healthy. I caught them this morning (hence why they are in the bag) and if I have no takers by noon, I'll take them to LFS. $25 for the pair

I have about 30# left now

No aptasia, good coraline growth. Some smaller pieces, some bigger pieces. $3/lb for the LR, $1/lb for base rock Some pics:

I have a gallon bag of Chaeto. Take the whole thing for $20, or handfulls for $5.