Recent content by jtyce

I definitely was not skimming enough. I followed the instructions for the Red Sea skimmer that I have, but i think that i misunderstood them. I was only 1/2 filling my very large collection container every week. I have cranked it up in the last few days and it is now filling up completely with...

Thanks. I was figuring that the cycle process may not be completed, but the nitrate always remained at this level with my cichlids and it was of no concern.

It is going to stink really bad! The decaying sponge from the rocks will smell like rotten eggs. I hope that you are sharing the house with some patient people.

Hello. I have a two month old 55 gallon reef tank with a Jaubert plenum system, live rock, and live sand on the top layer, and a refugium. Using live rock, live sand, and a rather expensive pouch of bacteria from Kent Marine, ammonia and nitrite levels were negligible from the beginning and...