I'm in Nitrogen Cycle Jail! - Becka's Tank Episode 5

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[firsttimereefertv]

What was the ammonia reading of the tank? Any reason you didnt just dose pure ammonia to the tank? Would allow to be able to target a certain ammonia reading. I believe anything over 5ppm for ammonia and nitrite will actually stall your cycle as the bacteria cant multiply fast enough to process the waste. Lower salinity, elevated temp also helps speed up the cycle too!

[johngalactus]

"Just be patient, you'll get there in no time."

*Morgan Freeman voice:* "But it did take time, and decades had passed."

[fishpony]

On a positive note, the aquascape looks freggin awesome. The test of patience this hobby has on the human mind is unmatched.

[coraladdict]

The whole time I’ve been watching I want to suggest you watch Gallery Aquatica TV top 10 tips to cycle success video, they are marine biologists but hobbyists and she really offers some excellent quick fire tips on that vid

[Baka_Mop]

I remember in one of Dr. Tim's podcasts, he said, the fastest way to fishless cycle with bottle bacteria and ammonia dosing is to use dechlorinated hard tap water as your source water, keep the salinity to about half of what it should be, and keep the temperature around the mid to low 80s. Turn off skimmers and roller mats, remove socks, and do not clean anything. Once the cycle is finished, switch to ro/di water as your source and do a huge maybe 70% water change to fix your salinity and remove the tap water, and set temps to 78.

The reason is that hard tap water has trace elements, alkalinity, and ph levels that help nitrifying bacteria grow and multiply faster. The lower salinity also helps them multiply, and the higher temperatures help them process ammonia, nitrites, and metabolize faster. Also, keep the lights off cause there's no point in wasting electricity lighting up an empty tank. Dr. Tim has been in the fish industry for like 30 sonething years, so I'm inclined to believe him.

[ReefBuildersVideo]

the fastest way to cycle your tank is to add a bunch of corals to the tank, I don't even THINK about the nitrogen cycle until I start adding fish

[CharlesLales]

No exp in salt water sorry.. but what about the sand? Isn't it main diff with quarantine tank? At the end first time I see smbd happy because of nitrate.. generally smthg you're not looking for with freshwater ;-)

[eastnjman]

Dr.Tim’s product has been doing that lately. I was stuck 8n the same cycle for a month. So I added Fritz Turbo start and it finished the cycle in 24 hrs

[pjshooter]

Rock and sand bacteria is consuming the nitrates faster then you can add them. Should have used the brightwell liquid nitrate. Hows your phosphate level? May need to add phosphate or remove phosphate. Brightwell has liquid phosphate too

[chrissmith]

30 years of being in the reef hobby has fought me one thing about new tanks.
Pee in them 8 oz a day for 3 days and add a bacteria supplement

[jacobricherson]

Somebody got some fresh Ink, happy stress reefing 🤣

[jims]

My clowns whack me every time I stick my hand in the tank.

[clayreichard]

Sometimes when you start up a tank with rock and sand your rocks and sand could start leaching nutrients from your tanks as they’re so porous

[vesawuoristo]

Having a piece of live rock would not hurt.

[cantusaurus]

You should add ‘Live rock enhance’ to help in the progression of the tank :)

[ChuckNorris]

It’s too late now but, Dosing phosphate might have helped.

[jmaquascaping]

Id suggest putting the brown stuff in your sand under the microscope. I hope it isnt large cell amphinidium.

[mylifeontour]

Why didn't you just add the Dr Tim's ammonia? Or any ammonia for that matter?

[JBmynes]

Becka, my wife and I are local (like 8 minutes from the farm) you'll never say no to doing an aquascape???? Wanna do one for a Cade 1200 S2??

[Ellery-USA]

Wait till the Clowns start spawning then they will start drawing blood.