Redhaze
07/16/2006, 07:04 AM
Hi chaps,
whilst in the planning stages of a new 260 UK Gal coming at the end of the year I've decided to set up my old 55g. 88lbs of old Live Rock has been sat in containers with SG at 1.025, Temp 78 F & Powerhead for about 6 months with the odd water change here & their. Last water change done was about 2 moths ago & after recent testing as expected Nitrates were of the chart!
So Friday I filled the tank with the LR, added 3 qtrs of RO/DI (SG at 1.025) & the rest with the water that the LR has been sat in (my thinking here is that maybe this would give me a kickstart in terms of some cycle?). Skimmer packed with Carbon & Phos remover, 3 x Powerheads & heater all turned on.
After about 2 hrs the water was cystal clear. No substrate was added as I wanted to go bare bottom. After testing the results were....Nitrate 50, Amm 0.25, Nitrite NO TEST, Ph 8.2, SG 1.023..........I let this sat till today & about an hr ago done a 25% water change. Tests after were Nitrate 2.5, Amm 0.25, Ph 8.3, SG 1.025.
Whats next.....do I basically sit & wait? What type of cycle would I expect?
Any info much appreciated
:rollface:
whilst in the planning stages of a new 260 UK Gal coming at the end of the year I've decided to set up my old 55g. 88lbs of old Live Rock has been sat in containers with SG at 1.025, Temp 78 F & Powerhead for about 6 months with the odd water change here & their. Last water change done was about 2 moths ago & after recent testing as expected Nitrates were of the chart!
So Friday I filled the tank with the LR, added 3 qtrs of RO/DI (SG at 1.025) & the rest with the water that the LR has been sat in (my thinking here is that maybe this would give me a kickstart in terms of some cycle?). Skimmer packed with Carbon & Phos remover, 3 x Powerheads & heater all turned on.
After about 2 hrs the water was cystal clear. No substrate was added as I wanted to go bare bottom. After testing the results were....Nitrate 50, Amm 0.25, Nitrite NO TEST, Ph 8.2, SG 1.023..........I let this sat till today & about an hr ago done a 25% water change. Tests after were Nitrate 2.5, Amm 0.25, Ph 8.3, SG 1.025.
Whats next.....do I basically sit & wait? What type of cycle would I expect?
Any info much appreciated
:rollface: