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01-12-2006, 01:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Miami 305
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How do I know my tank did the cycle?
sorry for the stupid question but I'm a newbie, rookie on this hobby. I have my fish tank running already for almost two weeks with live sand and two damsels, will be adding live rock saturday.
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01-12-2006, 01:58 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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It hasnt when you add the rock it will cycle ,monitor it with test kits.
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01-12-2006, 01:58 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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Unless you are adding completely cured Live rock and keep it wet until you can get it in the tank, You will be starting a cycle again with the rock
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01-12-2006, 02:08 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Miami 305
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thanks for the answers. I will be adding some cure live rock on saturday, don't know how much yet, depends on my pocket $7 per pound hurts.
So this means that the real cycle will begin when I add cured live rock? What about only fish tanks without live rock, how do they do the cycle?
Again sorry for dumb question but if I keep asking one day I will learn!
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01-12-2006, 02:15 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Prince George
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Another way to start the cycle with no fish or LR is to go get some clams from the grocery store. Throw them in and wait until the are dead and nothing remains but shells. I am not sure how others feel about this method but it worked OK on my small tank.
May be a bit cruel to send them to inevitable death..........but it does save them from the frying pan!  |
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01-12-2006, 02:17 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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You can also buy fish peepee at the LFS to jump start a cycle. 
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01-12-2006, 02:19 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Miami 305
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is that a joke?
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01-12-2006, 02:21 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Prince George
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Actually I have even heard of people Peeing in there tank to jump start things! ????????????????????? Not the I did that, or would even recomend it!
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01-12-2006, 02:25 PM
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Skimmer and Reactor
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: East Atlanta Village
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gross. i've never heard that.
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01-12-2006, 02:26 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
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No joke it comes in a bottle I have used it before.
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01-12-2006, 02:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Miami 305
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lol, get out of here! lol
Like I said, my fish tank has been running for two weeks, daily I'm droping 2 teaspoon of some bacteria stuff the guy from a local pet shop sold me, and I added 2 damsels last week. I hope when I add some cured live rock on saturday will speed and help the cycle and not restart everythin again.
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01-12-2006, 02:32 PM
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the shutterbug mod!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NE Wisconsin
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Hi again! Glad to see your post! It is true about the fish poo... when I first started my 20g my buddy at the lfs took a sponge filter out of one of the salt tanks and squeezed all the brown goodness into a bag for me... that is all bacteria and good stuff to help jump start the cycle... as far as peeing into your tank? Um, how much alcohol was involved with that one? lol!
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01-12-2006, 02:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Miami 305
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thanks DebsSisterFlo, thats a very good idea.
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01-12-2006, 03:00 PM
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Eat more PIE
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You can also buy stuff called (cycle) it will jump start the bacteria process.
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