Reading fm test kit....

[marble]

Hi everyone,ned some advise n comments on these reading fm my test kit. ..

Jzt did my Test on my water wic have jzt being cycle for 10days.....

Abit of info on my setup....

Tank size 3by1.5by2ft

Sand:20kg so abt 2inch high onli...

LR:Ard 30kg bought fm previous owner(With him for 1.5yr liao ard,so got alot of purple color algae on it liao).N extra 4kg newly get fm fish shop...

I throw all e LR in fm day 1 i cycle e water....

Till today,i can c afew creature like feature dust worm i think tats wat they r call living on some of tis LR...

Temp:27.1degree

SG:1.022

Test kit fm Red Sea

PH:8.2

Alk:Normal

NH4:0ppm

NO2:0ppm

NO3:2.5ppm

I nvr add any mkt prawn in to bulid up e NH4 during cycling as some of e guys told me tat e die off fm e LR will create some of e NH4 oso....

So can anyone advise me on wat is e condition of my cycle water now?? Is it gd to intro some fish in to try out or continue to cycle e tank for 1 more wk etc???N wat r e reading tat i shld have???Tkstks......

Pls advise me....Tks

[decentkid]

no no....u have to use a market prawn...cos his rocks are cured...so there wont be much die offs.....we used uncured live rocks...so there will be alot of die offs....your cycle hasnt started yet....use a market prawn....

however...cos u are using cured live rocks....the rocks are already populated with the necessary bacteria...so u can add live stocks but do it very very very slowly.....however if u want to add more rocks....then add live rocks, cycle then add.....or if u want to play safe and do a complete cycle, then add a prawn

my 2 cents

[marble]

no no....u have to use a market prawn...cos his rocks are cured...so there wont be much die offs.....we used uncured live rocks...so there will be alot of die offs....your cycle hasnt started yet....use a market prawn....

however...cos u are using cured live rocks....the rocks are already populated with the necessary bacteria...so u can add live stocks but do it very very very slowly.....however if u want to add more rocks....then add live rocks, cycle then add.....or if u want to play safe and do a complete cycle, then add a prawn

my 2 cents

tks for e fast reply bro...

So wat u mean is tat my cycle havnt reali started yet??Or do u mean tat e die of fm my cure rocks is too little to create much NH4 for e cycle???Rite??

Anyway,i oso reuse e bioballs n ceramic rings fm e former owner...I nvr wash it at all n put it all in for e cycle as he told me there might still e some gd bat living inside it....

If i wan,i can add in fishes to try out but at my own risk???

[decentkid]

yup...u are right...so since you have the necessary bacteria....u can indeed add fishes....but slowly....but i still advice u to cycle....since your sand is new....its also safer.....but u can add fish at your own risk....but remember...do it slowly

[marble]

yup...u are right...so since you have the necessary bacteria....u can indeed add fishes....but slowly....but i still advice u to cycle....since your sand is new....its also safer.....but u can add fish at your own risk....but remember...do it slowly

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As for my sand,10kg is old one fm e former owner...but i got wash it as it is very e dirty n smelly......

Actually during my cycle,i oso add in a medication call CYCLE fm nutrafin..It state tat it have beneficial bacteria to consume nh4 n nitrite lor...Dun noe tis helps anot???

Do u think i shld cycle e tank for a few more days n test e water again b4 adding fishes???huh???

[marble]

Anyway,does anyone out there who dun use MKT prawn to cycle tank one???Pls advise..........as my csm(WIFE) at hm dun like e idea of throwing a mkt prawn in as she says beri e smelly kekeke

[marble]

yup...u are right...so since you have the necessary bacteria....u can indeed add fishes....but slowly....but i still advice u to cycle....since your sand is new....its also safer.....but u can add fish at your own risk....but remember...do it slowly

4got to ask....

B4 i add fish,i must do a water change of how many %???

tks...