new tank cycle

Hello all, newbie here. so i set up my 20 gallon tank a month ago. Used salt from Dupla marin. I then added a starter bacteria for fishless cycle. It had a pungent smell, and after adding it i had ammonia of 1ppm aaprx. The bottle suggested to dose daily until ammonia drops to zero and so i...

Hello! I currently have a 20 gallon long tank. I have 2 clownfish, 1 pincushion, 1 sandshifting starfish, a small goby and 2 corals (duncan and pulsing xenia). Tomorrow I am picking up a 125 gallon tank (for free!). I want to make this my saltwater reef tank. Question is....once set up do I...

40 gallon breeder Seachem Tidal 75 Aquamaxx protein skimmer coming Monday 40 pounds of live rock. Got 20 gal from my LFS out of his tank water change and 20 gal of clean water Let’s see what happens in a few weeks!

Hey there! I’m new the the hobby. I started cycling the tank about a little over a week ago. On day 4 i notice the tank water went from clear to a red/rusty colored tint. It’s still pretty clear but in not sure what went wrong here. Since then I’ve only added rodi water to top off for any...

So I am using Dr. Tim's one and only to do a fish-less cycle of my tank. I am on day 8 and my ammonia levels are crazy high. Like 8ppm. my Nitrates have slowly gone up but only to 1ppm. On roughly day 3 of the chart I had a bit of a disaster and ended up with a pretty big leak and ended up...

Hey guys, I am getting back into the hobby again and have a 45 gallon tank. The dimensions are 2ft high, 1ft depth, and 3ft long. I am going to be putting this in a wall near my kitchen and am very excited to get this started. I have some knowledge on salt water tanks. Not an expert by any...

Hello, I have a 65g w/ 15g sump. It is a brand new build I received all my equipment except my circulation pumps. My question is can I start to cycle my tank with just the return pump?

What’s up guys here is some pictures of my 2 new hermit crabs I added today. Looks like they are loving it. I bought some algae pellets for them to eat since I don’t have algae growing right now. Let me know what you all think!!

Hey guys new tank set up here, i got a Waterbox 15 peninsula. So far the water has been cycling for 3 days straight, i have had a couple days already where i had to add some water because the pump was running dry. I am assuming that it is evaporating? either way the water is staying clear and...

Hello all, I finally set up my 180L (47.5 G) DT a few days before my clownfish finished their QT (30days of cuppramine and 1 week of Prazi. They didn't have anything but I did it just as a preventative measure) and once I put my water, dry rock, sand and filter running, I added a bottle of Fritz...