Hello! I’m happy to have joined this community, this is my first tank so I’m looking forward to learn from those with more experience and wisdom than me. If you have any advice please share with me! Let me know how I did for my first NSA aquascape.
One question I have is, I used live sand and some live rock. I also dosed bacteria and ammonia. My most recent test is showing near 0 ammonia, 0nitrite and .2 nitrate. What does that say? Is my cycle complete? Thanks everyone!
Cycle needs to hurry up.
Coord management coming once I move equipment from my other tank. Dont judge me yet.
Day one and fish added after cycling.. Hoping for the best! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Hi, I found this app while scrolling through FB. My last reef was from 2008 to 2011. I sold it for house move. Now in 2026, I decided to pick it up again. Wow have things changed. My tank is currently only a microbial display. I did a dry rock cycle in bins with starter bacteria. A month+ later I added caribsea fiji pink live sand and some of the wet rock and doing a second cycle with raw shrimp. I’m also trying out PNS Deep Cycle recommended by an LFS.
After a cycle stall and sky high nitrites, the tank is finally cycled at 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites. Time to add some fish!!
Day 10 cycling with some spikes!
Got the slightest trace of Amonia now that I added 2 clowns to my cycled tank. I do treat my WC water with prime. 0 nitrites.... Fish n inverts seem fine...
NEW cycled tank! What to do next?
I have a 32g tank that has been cycled for roughly 2 weeks. I have 2 clownfish, 1 springer damsel and 1 green chromi. When should I be expecting the “ugly stage” and what is next for my tank? When should I add my CUC?
Tank perimeters w/ Salifert test kit:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 2
Hello! I’m happy to have joined this community, this is my first tank so I’m looking forward to learn from those with more experience and wisdom than me. If you have any advice please share with me! Let me know how I did for my first NSA aquascape.
One question I have is, I used live sand and some live rock. I also dosed bacteria and ammonia. My most recent test is showing near 0 ammonia, 0nitrite and .2 nitrate. What does that say? Is my cycle complete? Thanks everyone!
Day 16, still not cycled. She is taking her time.
Hi, soon I’ll be getting first fish (clownfish) as the cycling’s complete but I will have to go on a trip for 3 days.. does anyone know if it’s okay if my lights are off for so long, tank is near the window during the day and there is a lot of natural light, but still, will it be a problem?
This is my current 55 gallon tank, the name of the tank is pride rock😂. I’m new to this hobby and this is my first saltwater tank! The tank cycle is just about complete!