Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
Went to the LFS today and blew $100. :shock:
I got about 11lbs of live and cured rock. And I got 13 pounds of dry lace rock. I'm giggly right now.
I bought one yellow-tail damsel and some Chaeto for my refugium. I kinda cycled the tank for about 3 or 4 days with a rotting shrimp. My wife bitched about the smell, so I took it out and let the tank pump and circulate. Bought a test kit and checked my chemistry. It spiked on ammonia almost immediately upon dropping the shrimp in there (next day) and went completely off the chart within a couple days. After I removed the shrimp, my ammonia dropped over the course of the next week or 10 days. I got ZERO ammonia as of last night.
I don't think it's done cycling yet, but I figured I'll have some die-off from the rocks. Add the damsel poop and I should have it pretty steady in 6 or 8 weeks.
I dropped the cheato in my fuge along with a couple pieces of rock rubble about the size of a walnut or a plum.
I'm running the canister with activated carbon until it clears up. Maybe 3 or 4 days. Then I'll take it off.
I got about 11lbs of live and cured rock. And I got 13 pounds of dry lace rock. I'm giggly right now.
I bought one yellow-tail damsel and some Chaeto for my refugium. I kinda cycled the tank for about 3 or 4 days with a rotting shrimp. My wife bitched about the smell, so I took it out and let the tank pump and circulate. Bought a test kit and checked my chemistry. It spiked on ammonia almost immediately upon dropping the shrimp in there (next day) and went completely off the chart within a couple days. After I removed the shrimp, my ammonia dropped over the course of the next week or 10 days. I got ZERO ammonia as of last night.
I don't think it's done cycling yet, but I figured I'll have some die-off from the rocks. Add the damsel poop and I should have it pretty steady in 6 or 8 weeks.
I dropped the cheato in my fuge along with a couple pieces of rock rubble about the size of a walnut or a plum.
I'm running the canister with activated carbon until it clears up. Maybe 3 or 4 days. Then I'll take it off.
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