coming back ...

[Cheeser]

looks good either way. id worry about the space behind the rocks becoming a dead spot.

 

[wontonflip]

He'll never get it back to how it was before :mrgreen: I've spent many many many hours rearranging my rocks. If I move on small rock, I can guarantee I'll have to reaquascape everything again. To this day I'm unhappy with the new rockscape since I move that one rock and ended up redoing it.

 

[Ted]

Looks good to me. My rock must have change a thousand time the first month the tank is up. Looks to me that you have given a lot of caves and such for your live stock. As long as the rock isnt tight you shouldnt have dead spots.

 

[chuysvt]

hey i have a ?....do i need a heater to start the cycle...i still dont have a heater.....

 

[poksal]

no... it helps but is not mandatory.. as long as your water isn't too cold. What is the temp?
But the water does need to circulate.

 

[chuysvt]

got new things today... heater and a rotating head ...i did move my rock again :)

 

[poksal]

got new things today... heater and a rotating head ...i did move my rock again :)

of coarse you did...... welcome to the addiction.

 

[Cheeser]

nice... how much was thatt powerhead?

 

[chuysvt]

UPDATE ONE MY TANK ....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=552191194810756

 

[chuysvt]

hey guys... had to add a peace of shrimp to start the cycle.....now do i just wait ...for the levels to go up...plz help i havent done a cycle in a long time....

 

[Bifferwine]

Yes, wait for the ammonia and nitrite to rise, then fall.

 

[chuysvt]

what about water change

 

[Bifferwine]

Most people don't do water changes during the cycle. It really doesn't make a difference since the majority of the bacteria is living in your rocks and sand, not in the water.

 

[chuysvt]

what about cleaning crew...is it a good time to add them

 

[Bifferwine]

You should wait until your cycle is finished before adding any animals. If you have ammonia, nitrites or high nitrates, that will likely kill your clean up crew.

 

[chuysvt]

levels are still at 0.... ph is normal now..

 

[chuysvt]

levels are slowly going up

 

[poksal]

:D....;). now we're talking... :Cheers:

 

[chuysvt]

ok update .... there is no spike on any of my levels...but i dont know if it did cycle .it was to fast ...my levels didnt go up that high...now i have a brown algae...

 

[chuysvt]

should i do the cycle again..or no..