hajas
03/18/2012, 02:35 PM
So I have cycled my 220 gallon tank in a couple steps:
1) set up my DT with 50 lbs of live rock from another established tank and 125 of dry rock and ran it for a week.
2) set up a 20 gallon tank to hold another 85 lbs of LR from LA. Each tank ran another week.
3) moved the 85 lbs of rock to the DT and ran another week.
4) put a piece of frozen food (mysis shrimp) in a mesh bag and let it break down in the tank over the last few days.
I have not tested until now, but I am getting 0 ammonia, nitrate, nitrate. I also feed a pinch of food everyday. There are 6 small hermits and a dozen or so snails in the tank (from the LR). Finally, my question, is it possible my tank is cycled? Do I need to try something else to kick start it? Thanks in advance for the help.
1) set up my DT with 50 lbs of live rock from another established tank and 125 of dry rock and ran it for a week.
2) set up a 20 gallon tank to hold another 85 lbs of LR from LA. Each tank ran another week.
3) moved the 85 lbs of rock to the DT and ran another week.
4) put a piece of frozen food (mysis shrimp) in a mesh bag and let it break down in the tank over the last few days.
I have not tested until now, but I am getting 0 ammonia, nitrate, nitrate. I also feed a pinch of food everyday. There are 6 small hermits and a dozen or so snails in the tank (from the LR). Finally, my question, is it possible my tank is cycled? Do I need to try something else to kick start it? Thanks in advance for the help.