FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Hey guys,
I started cycling my 42 hex last night (finally!) using almost all dry rock and a few pieces of live rubble rubble from my 10g. I know its going to take quite awhile to cycle but I didn't want to bring over bubble algae from the 90g so a long cycle it will be! Anyhow, I used frozen krill to start the cycle and ammonia was up to about .50ppm this morning (and my living smelled like something died in it). Given that I'm only using a few pieces of live rubble to seed and I want to really make sure that the bacteria has a chance to grow I'm wondering if I should wait until the ammonia gets really high before pulling the krill out? I don't want to risk a small cycle and then have it cycle again once I add livestock. I plan to check ammonia levels again tonight.
Thanks!
(PS - I'll post some pics of the new tank tonight :) )
I started cycling my 42 hex last night (finally!) using almost all dry rock and a few pieces of live rubble rubble from my 10g. I know its going to take quite awhile to cycle but I didn't want to bring over bubble algae from the 90g so a long cycle it will be! Anyhow, I used frozen krill to start the cycle and ammonia was up to about .50ppm this morning (and my living smelled like something died in it). Given that I'm only using a few pieces of live rubble to seed and I want to really make sure that the bacteria has a chance to grow I'm wondering if I should wait until the ammonia gets really high before pulling the krill out? I don't want to risk a small cycle and then have it cycle again once I add livestock. I plan to check ammonia levels again tonight.
Thanks!
(PS - I'll post some pics of the new tank tonight :) )