is it time yet ?

96b.boy · 11/07/2009, 06:32 PM

i started with a 10 gallon nano and thanks to a lfs and not knowing she became over stocked

so i set up a 29 gallon with a 15 gallon sump,live rock from buddy tank ,live sand and nsw 6 or so weeks ago.. she cycled but not as hard as the 10 did. but still haven't got a brown or green out break yet should i keep waiting or am i ok to start to swap the softies and fish over ?

thegrun · 11/07/2009, 06:43 PM

What are your water parameters? Particularly the ammonia and nitrite levels.

96b.boy · 11/07/2009, 06:51 PM

both 0 did the normal 50% water change once they both dropped last week and there still at 0 . is ok to start doing 10% a week changes also ?

arredondojason · 11/07/2009, 06:56 PM

i started with a 20G tank 12 years ago and just upgraded to a 240G starfire tank.lol. this is addicting more the drugs we need an AA group for this.
was it all cured rock and sand if so you wont have a huge cycle like normal so if that is the case i think you would be ok but i would wait a week just incase you do get an algea out break.

96b.boy · 11/07/2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by arredondojason

i started with a 20G tank 12 years ago and just upgraded to a 240G starfire tank.lol. this is addicting more the drugs we need an AA group for this.
was it all cured rock and sand if so you wont have a huge cycle like normal so if that is the case i think you would be ok but i would wait a week just incase you do get an algea out break.

it's my new crack

yes all rock was cured from a freinds tank thats been running for years and not out of water for more then 5mins. live sand was some bag some from his tank .and set it up with nsw being i'm rite near the inlet .

arredondojason · 11/07/2009, 07:19 PM

i think you will be fine then if it is all cured i have seen some people that had all cured rock and sand and started moving their old tank over in like 3 days and had no die off.

11/07/2009, 06:32 PM	#1
96b.boy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sunny fl Posts: 87	is it time yet ? i started with a 10 gallon nano and thanks to a lfs and not knowing she became over stocked so i set up a 29 gallon with a 15 gallon sump,live rock from buddy tank ,live sand and nsw 6 or so weeks ago.. she cycled but not as hard as the 10 did. but still haven't got a brown or green out break yet should i keep waiting or am i ok to start to swap the softies and fish over ?

11/07/2009, 06:43 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	What are your water parameters? Particularly the ammonia and nitrite levels.

11/07/2009, 06:51 PM	#3
96b.boy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sunny fl Posts: 87	both 0 did the normal 50% water change once they both dropped last week and there still at 0 . is ok to start doing 10% a week changes also ?

11/07/2009, 06:56 PM	#4
arredondojason Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 988	i started with a 20G tank 12 years ago and just upgraded to a 240G starfire tank.lol. this is addicting more the drugs we need an AA group for this. was it all cured rock and sand if so you wont have a huge cycle like normal so if that is the case i think you would be ok but i would wait a week just incase you do get an algea out break.

11/07/2009, 07:19 PM	#6
arredondojason Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 988	i think you will be fine then if it is all cured i have seen some people that had all cured rock and sand and started moving their old tank over in like 3 days and had no die off.