Cycle

[ZANYMASTER]

I'm doing w/c every week and afraid I'm delaying the cycle.Should I not touch it and see if it balances itself out?

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[Chiefmcfuz]

Dude, leave it alone for a few weeks. Don't touch anything just test.

 

[MPISCIOTTI]

less is more. just let it cycle

 

[Dre]

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Enough said...

 

[MatthewScars]

I'm doing w/c every week and afraid I'm delaying the cycle.Should I not touch it and see if it balances itself out?

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Dude, you need to do the opposite. You DONT do a wc for like 6 weeks while the tank cycles.

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[ZANYMASTER]

I know.bad habit.I like to see it clean

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[ZANYMASTER]

Getting little patches of hair algae but nothing major.Refugium and skimmer doing it's job.Skimming dry.Losing too much water when skimming wet.

 

[Exotic Reef]

OK. I have a question lets JUST say I have a tank put Rodi water in the tank put salt let it mix and boom let it sit and don't do nothing to the tank and just test

 

[KathyC]

Getting little patches of hair algae but nothing major.Refugium and skimmer doing it's job.Skimming dry.Losing too much water when skimming wet.

Do you have the lights on Nelson? Better to keep them off during the cycle

 

[Exotic Reef]

Do you have the lights on Nelson? Better to keep them off during the cycle

I was deciding if I should have lights as soon as I start my tank..now it more money I save to buy other stuff ty

 

[KathyC]

OK. I have a question lets JUST say I have a tank put Rodi water in the tank put salt let it mix and boom let it sit and don't do nothing to the tank and just test

You will end up with a tank full of water that has salt in it..kinda like making new SW to do water changes in your tank.
To get a tank to begin to cycle you need to put something in it to cause the cycle to start..like a supermarket shrimp, or fish food, live rock (and some food so the bacteria on the rock has something to eat).

You are trying to grow bacteria...so that bacteria needs to come from somewhere.

..also..best to start your own thread if you aren't talking about the same topic

 

[Exotic Reef]

You will end up with a tank full of water that has salt in it..kinda like making new SW to do water changes in your tank.
To get a tank to begin to cycle you need to put something in it to cause the cycle to start..like a supermarket shrimp, or fish food, live rock (and some food so the bacteria on the rock has something to eat).

You are trying to grow bacteria...so that bacteria needs to come from somewhere.

..also..best to start your own thread if you aren't talking about the same topic

Is this the quote game or somthin lol yea thought about it just thought it was a cycle? So that's y i ask here any way

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I do have them on cause I have the carpet and a plate coral.