Tank Cycled in 3 days!!!

ScubaDiver93 · 08/21/2007, 02:05 AM

My tank cycled in 3 days and is thriving. On wednsday of last week i added water and sand as well as my fuge and also added the magical bio spira. Friday I added my live rock (pre cured). Saturday I added a pair of true percula clowns and monday i added one ricordea mushroom and its doing AMAZING!

jdieck · 08/21/2007, 02:12 AM

Just go slow, cycled (no ammonia) does not necessarily mean stable, keep an eye on your water parameters.

ScubaDiver93 · 08/21/2007, 02:16 AM

everyday i check and water is perfect. The fish are great also.

MegsB · 08/21/2007, 07:59 AM

sounds good, i would have to say re-cured LR is awsome (thats how i set mine up) just keep checking those params and make sure they stay normal. good luck!

rustybucket145 · 08/21/2007, 08:26 AM

Don't get too excited.... Reef tank success cannot be measured in days.... Update us in a couple months.

zyglow · 08/21/2007, 08:44 AM

Just because the initial cycle is over doesn't mean it will not happen again. Every time you add something to the display, the setup has to adjust to the bio load. As the saying goes, only bad stuff happens quickly in reef tanks.

Sk8r · 08/21/2007, 08:55 AM

If you've ever built a house of cards, it's a lot the same---as you build the structure higher, any flaws at the foundation have to adjust and it may undergo shaky periods: chemically, its layer of bacteria is still real thin compared to a mature tank, which is thoroughly saturated, so the more critters you add, the more the structure creaks. Corals are kind of a zero: they uptake light and a little detritus. But fish that eat anything that doesn't grow in the tank [like algae] are importing in proteins that have to be broken down or skimmed out. You have a high water volume, which makes this a more stable system on its own, but don't push it too hard. I'm hoping that nice rig of yours now has the skimmer running efficiently. Don't add anything else for a week or two and test often: above all, feed your clowns sparingly---they're not going to starve, and you'll be protecting them by letting them go just a little hungry. Far better than testing that just-cycled system with uneaten food.

steri · 08/21/2007, 10:27 AM

Just an FYI, my conditions were stable too for the first 5-6 days. It wasn't until days 7-10 that I saw a Nitrate and Ammonia spike, and then the numbers went down from there. Your shroom may have issues if your tank does ever have an ammonia spike. Just prepare for it.

I hope things work out for you and your tank, but you may want to consider slowing down some, if for no other reason, then because I'm sure ti will save you $$$ in the long run. Like stated above, only bad things happen fast in this hobby.

Good luck.

loosecannon · 08/21/2007, 11:06 AM

Jdieck, after I read what Scubadiver93 said. I was just about to till him the same thing. GO SLOW!!! P.S. great mines think a like.

jdieck · 08/21/2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally posted by loosecannon
... P.S. great mines think a like. ..

Although the collapse once in awhile trapping others in

D-Rod · 08/21/2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by ScubaDiver93
My tank cycled in 3 days and is thriving. On wednsday of last week i added water and sand as well as my fuge and also added the magical bio spira. Friday I added my live rock (pre cured). Saturday I added a pair of true percula clowns and monday i added one ricordea mushroom and its doing AMAZING!

When I set up mine the same thing happened...so I started to fill the sucker slowly...the pre cured rock is the way to go...IMHO

Aquarist007 · 08/22/2007, 07:52 AM

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Originally posted by D-Rod
When I set up mine the same thing happened...so I started to fill the sucker slowly...the pre cured rock is the way to go...IMHO

same caution---your bacterial has had very little time to build up--add a small frozen shrimp and see if it is ready to handle an increase in bioload.

08/21/2007, 02:05 AM	#1
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	Tank Cycled in 3 days!!! My tank cycled in 3 days and is thriving. On wednsday of last week i added water and sand as well as my fuge and also added the magical bio spira. Friday I added my live rock (pre cured). Saturday I added a pair of true percula clowns and monday i added one ricordea mushroom and its doing AMAZING!

08/21/2007, 02:12 AM	#2
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	Just go slow, cycled (no ammonia) does not necessarily mean stable, keep an eye on your water parameters. __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium

08/21/2007, 08:26 AM	#5
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Don't get too excited.... Reef tank success cannot be measured in days.... Update us in a couple months. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

08/21/2007, 08:55 AM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	If you've ever built a house of cards, it's a lot the same---as you build the structure higher, any flaws at the foundation have to adjust and it may undergo shaky periods: chemically, its layer of bacteria is still real thin compared to a mature tank, which is thoroughly saturated, so the more critters you add, the more the structure creaks. Corals are kind of a zero: they uptake light and a little detritus. But fish that eat anything that doesn't grow in the tank [like algae] are importing in proteins that have to be broken down or skimmed out. You have a high water volume, which makes this a more stable system on its own, but don't push it too hard. I'm hoping that nice rig of yours now has the skimmer running efficiently. Don't add anything else for a week or two and test often: above all, feed your clowns sparingly---they're not going to starve, and you'll be protecting them by letting them go just a little hungry. Far better than testing that just-cycled system with uneaten food. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/21/2007, 10:27 AM	#8
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	Just an FYI, my conditions were stable too for the first 5-6 days. It wasn't until days 7-10 that I saw a Nitrate and Ammonia spike, and then the numbers went down from there. Your shroom may have issues if your tank does ever have an ammonia spike. Just prepare for it. I hope things work out for you and your tank, but you may want to consider slowing down some, if for no other reason, then because I'm sure ti will save you $$$ in the long run. Like stated above, only bad things happen fast in this hobby. Good luck. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

08/21/2007, 02:16 AM	#3
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	everyday i check and water is perfect. The fish are great also.

08/21/2007, 07:59 AM	#4
MegsB Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: BC Posts: 230	sounds good, i would have to say re-cured LR is awsome (thats how i set mine up) just keep checking those params and make sure they stay normal. good luck!

08/21/2007, 08:44 AM	#6
zyglow Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 77	Just because the initial cycle is over doesn't mean it will not happen again. Every time you add something to the display, the setup has to adjust to the bio load. As the saying goes, only bad stuff happens quickly in reef tanks.

08/21/2007, 11:06 AM	#9
loosecannon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: port kent Posts: 1,292	Jdieck, after I read what Scubadiver93 said. I was just about to till him the same thing. GO SLOW!!! P.S. great mines think a like. __________________ I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt