Thank you RC!

Hatonhed · 10/08/2013, 04:53 PM

My 46 BF tank is coming along nicely! After 11 days I just got my first nitrite reading. Yay!!!! Looks like the cycle is coming along. I just wanted to take a minute and thank all the members of RC who held my hand through this learning curve of saltwater. I have a long way to go yet but I have a great start thanks to RC! Thanks again and happy reefing!

Misled · 10/08/2013, 06:38 PM

You're welcome. Take your time!!!!

Hatonhed · 10/12/2013, 07:05 AM

Hooray diatoms!!! getting closer.....

Hatonhed · 10/18/2013, 04:55 PM

So finally ammonia and nitrate at zero. Hooray cycle! How fast can cyano start? I have red patches on the back glass and this on my rocks near the koralias. What do
You think?

Misled · 10/18/2013, 06:22 PM

Yep, cyano it be!!!!

Hatonhed · 10/18/2013, 08:23 PM

Yay!!!! ..... No wait minute..... Booooooo!! Lol

Hatonhed · 10/19/2013, 05:43 PM

So do you think there's any reason to combat the cyano at this time, or should I leave it be being that it's a brand new tank?

Misled · 10/19/2013, 06:59 PM

I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts to get out of hand. Keep up with regular water changes and it should pass.

Hatonhed · 10/19/2013, 07:04 PM

Ok great! Thanks again.

Hatonhed · 10/22/2013, 08:54 AM

Wow, I can really see why everyone's first advice is to go slow. I finally put a few hermits in, just to have something to look at. (And clean the diatoms) I am taking my time, but I can see why people fill there tanks right away. It's so exciting to see life coming out of the live rock, I guess that's why it has the name "live rock". I cannot wait to have my first fish! Another week or two, no need to rush. Corals and pods and shrimp oh my, I never knew what I was missing with freshwater all these years.

10/08/2013, 04:53 PM	#1
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	Thank you RC! My 46 BF tank is coming along nicely! After 11 days I just got my first nitrite reading. Yay!!!! Looks like the cycle is coming along. I just wanted to take a minute and thank all the members of RC who held my hand through this learning curve of saltwater. I have a long way to go yet but I have a great start thanks to RC! Thanks again and happy reefing! __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump

10/08/2013, 06:38 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	You're welcome. Take your time!!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

10/12/2013, 07:05 AM	#3
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	Hooray diatoms!!! getting closer..... __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump

10/18/2013, 04:55 PM	#4
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	So finally ammonia and nitrate at zero. Hooray cycle! How fast can cyano start? I have red patches on the back glass and this on my rocks near the koralias. What do You think? __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump

10/18/2013, 06:22 PM	#5
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Yep, cyano it be!!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

10/18/2013, 08:23 PM	#6
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	Yay!!!! ..... No wait minute..... Booooooo!! Lol __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump

10/19/2013, 05:43 PM	#7
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	So do you think there's any reason to combat the cyano at this time, or should I leave it be being that it's a brand new tank? __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump

10/19/2013, 06:59 PM	#8
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts to get out of hand. Keep up with regular water changes and it should pass. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

10/19/2013, 07:04 PM	#9
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	Ok great! Thanks again. __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump

10/22/2013, 08:54 AM	#10
Hatonhed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 154	Wow, I can really see why everyone's first advice is to go slow. I finally put a few hermits in, just to have something to look at. (And clean the diatoms) I am taking my time, but I can see why people fill there tanks right away. It's so exciting to see life coming out of the live rock, I guess that's why it has the name "live rock". I cannot wait to have my first fish! Another week or two, no need to rush. Corals and pods and shrimp oh my, I never knew what I was missing with freshwater all these years. __________________ Why does the firefish look so angry? Current Tank Info: 90 gallon display with 20L sump