How to unstick any seemingly stuck cycle

[FindingNem0]

And I found it most interesting reading from Randy’s posts how freshwater vs saltwater are opposite cycling goals: nitrite is the important one for freshwater vs ammonia

That always fascinated me, thanks for posting

So I recently just got back into reefing, bought a waterbox 20 aio, running barebottom with bio media and rockscape. Currently day9 dosed Dr tims one and only. Once that's done cycling, I am thinking about dosing eco balance straight away. What you reckon?

 

[brandon429]

This is a testless cycling thread, we use timeframes to cycle not test kits for reasons stated in post #1
(So that we avoid all false stalls and so we can assign a predetermined completion date for all cycles vs an open- ended wait)

Based on the jobs here i recommend to not add nor buy eco balance its not needed. If you used Dr Tims nine days ago your cycle is fine and done, we wait ten days here for all these jobs. Do a water change, then you can begin reefing. Add one capful of bacteria back to the clean water then never look back on cycling again, it'll be done


Your main challenge isn't the cycle it's disease imports that come in on the first fish added without quarantine

 

[brandon429]

Can u post a pic of your setup we like to see pics to assess surface area in place during this wait time

besides the Dr Tims, what did you put in as feed? the directions state to input some feed for the bac/what was that part

 

[FindingNem0]

Can u post a pic of your setup we like to see pics to assess surface area in place during this wait time

besides the Dr Tims, what did you put in as feed? the directions state to input some feed for the bac/what was that part

I have feed the bac, Dr tims ammonia. 50 drops on first day and 3rd day another 50 drops. Slightly under the recommended dosage.

 

[brandon429]

very nice, thats plenty of surface area. whatever you add will live if the acclimation is careful/no big salinity shifts but new additions also bring in disease at a rapid pace nowadays, so be sure and check out the disease forum on the site for fallow/quarantine prep options.

 

[FindingNem0]

very nice, thats plenty of surface area. whatever you add will live if the acclimation is careful/no big salinity shifts but new additions also bring in disease at a rapid pace nowadays, so be sure and check out the disease forum on the site for fallow/quarantine prep options.

So you reckon I should setup a QT now or in the near future?

 

[brandon429]

Here's a way to not have to set one up at all, yet still have a disease plan in place

Has anyone done coral/inverts only and no fish at first?

Fish seem to be the main cause of disruption in a display tank, given the current circumstances in the hobby with pests (ich, velvet, parasites, etc.). I have been in this hobby for 18 years, and the amount of pests that are showing up lately is much more (could also be the fact that we have...

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(point of the thread: stocking all fish last, after complete build of the coral reef part instead of adding fish as first animals, has advantages. You can fallow the entire setup for three months before adding fish, and with pre-quarantined fish from places like Dr. Reefs fish you can then add them in. The discipline it takes to add fish last is the point of that thread)

Pick any method and run the one u like. It's true doing qt at home is wisest because you control the variables vs having to trust someone else.