stater help

Nickyfish · 04/16/2018, 03:07 PM

hello i just set up my 120 gal tank got the water in the light in the filter running and rock in
can someone please tell me what is the first animals i should introduce to get rolling

thanks

allendehl · 04/16/2018, 03:21 PM

Uh...have you started your cycle yet?..Do you know what a cycle is?

j.falk · 04/16/2018, 03:25 PM

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031074

Sk8r · 04/16/2018, 03:35 PM

You do not introduce animals until after the cycle, which may take from 4 to 8 weeks depending on the quality of the rock or the method you're using. My own, that takes about 4 weeks, involves dropping in a pinch of regular flake fishfood and waiting until there is ammonia, then no-ammonia. Follow that with a 4 week quarantine for your first fish, or dipping and observation of your first coral; but meanwhile, give it about 4 weeks of ONLY micro-hermits, snails and bristleworms---your store may GIVE you a few of the latter. They reproduce fairly well in the average tank. Once the snails have done their thing for 4 weeks, the tank should be stable for one fish.

Nickyfish · 04/16/2018, 04:12 PM

Thank you for quick replies. This is my first reef tank but I have kept marine fish tank for many years. The tank has not been cycled and yes I am familiar on what a cycle is. Is there other ways I can cycle the tank then the usual way with a fish tank. Normally I use a very strong fish or 2 (lion,trigger,puffer, damsels etc.)

with a reed can i use other animals ??

thanks

allendehl · 04/17/2018, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Nickyfish

Thank you for quick replies. This is my first reef tank but I have kept marine fish tank for many years. The tank has not been cycled and yes I am familiar on what a cycle is. Is there other ways I can cycle the tank then the usual way with a fish tank. Normally I use a very strong fish or 2 (lion,trigger,puffer, damsels etc.)

with a reed can i use other animals ??

thanks

You can use a frozen shrimp or dose pure ammonia. The frozen shrimp worked very well for me w/o having to dose or buy anything.
I did use MB7 to boos the cycle and a few pounds of LR. It took me less than a week.

thegrun · 04/17/2018, 10:05 AM

Please don't use a live fish! As stated above dosing pure ammonia without surfactants or perfumes works well (you can get it at any ACE hardware store), or if you are in a hurry Dr. Tim's One and Only bacteria in a bottle will give you a cycle in a few days.

mcgyvr · 04/17/2018, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Nickyfish

can someone please tell me what is the first animals i should introduce to get rolling

thanks

Define "to get rolling"?
Are you asking about how to cycle a tank with live critters?
In general thats frowned upon now as you are purposefully exposing the critter to potentially toxic ammonia levels...
Its best to now throw a table shrimp in or sprinkle some fish food in for a couple days or dose raw ammonia (up to 1 or 2ppm max),etc.. or use bacteria in a bottle products to start the cycle..

But if you mean what animals,etc.. you should have in your tank in general then...
What you put into your tank fish/coral wise is really a personal thing.. So thats 100% up to you.. We don't tell you what color car to drive or how to arrange your closet just like we don't tell you what things to put into your aquarium..

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04/16/2018, 03:07 PM	#1
Nickyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 80	stater help hello i just set up my 120 gal tank got the water in the light in the filter running and rock in can someone please tell me what is the first animals i should introduce to get rolling thanks __________________ Nick I Sports Rings One S.I. N.Y.

04/16/2018, 03:21 PM	#2
allendehl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 692	Uh...have you started your cycle yet?..Do you know what a cycle is? __________________ [Newbie here so please take my opinions carefully] Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 (72G) \| Jebao DCT 4000 (1056 GPH Max) \| Reef Octopus 152-S \| 2 X Jebao PP8 (2100 GPH Max)

04/16/2018, 03:35 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You do not introduce animals until after the cycle, which may take from 4 to 8 weeks depending on the quality of the rock or the method you're using. My own, that takes about 4 weeks, involves dropping in a pinch of regular flake fishfood and waiting until there is ammonia, then no-ammonia. Follow that with a 4 week quarantine for your first fish, or dipping and observation of your first coral; but meanwhile, give it about 4 weeks of ONLY micro-hermits, snails and bristleworms---your store may GIVE you a few of the latter. They reproduce fairly well in the average tank. Once the snails have done their thing for 4 weeks, the tank should be stable for one fish. __________________ 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%.

04/16/2018, 04:12 PM	#5
Nickyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 80	Thank you for quick replies. This is my first reef tank but I have kept marine fish tank for many years. The tank has not been cycled and yes I am familiar on what a cycle is. Is there other ways I can cycle the tank then the usual way with a fish tank. Normally I use a very strong fish or 2 (lion,trigger,puffer, damsels etc.) with a reed can i use other animals ?? thanks __________________ Nick I Sports Rings One S.I. N.Y.

04/16/2018, 03:25 PM	#3
j.falk Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 632	http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031074

04/17/2018, 10:05 AM	#7
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Please don't use a live fish! As stated above dosing pure ammonia without surfactants or perfumes works well (you can get it at any ACE hardware store), or if you are in a hurry Dr. Tim's One and Only bacteria in a bottle will give you a cycle in a few days.