bluspoon Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 hey bros just set up my 2ft tank with liverock and saltwater from tropic marine salt using a hang on Eheim liberty and a macro aqua protein skimmer currently cycling my tank with the ocean free super bacteria 8000 and sugar dosing i was told to dose sugar untill slowly increasin untill bacteria bloom then half the sugar amount and dose daily with bacteria any comments on that ? my tank's a bare bed tank so have these rock pieces lying around the floor do i need to clear those ? do i have to do water changes during these period of cycling the water ? thanks for advice image is tank as of yest, 1 day after blooming with bacteria and sugar dosing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dumdum Posted July 2, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 2, 2009 leave the rocks in your tank when tank cycling. maybe turn off your skimmer as well. Quote My Humble Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member beebeefl Posted July 2, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 2, 2009 YOUR TANK IS ON THE FLOOR M I SEEING THINGS CORRECTLY LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bugattilambo Posted July 2, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 2, 2009 hey bros just set up my 2ft tank with liverock and saltwater from tropic marine salt using a hang on Eheim liberty and a macro aqua protein skimmer currently cycling my tank with the ocean free super bacteria 8000 and sugar dosing i was told to dose sugar untill slowly increasin untill bacteria bloom then half the sugar amount and dose daily with bacteria any comments on that ? my tank's a bare bed tank so have these rock pieces lying around the floor do i need to clear those ? do i have to do water changes during these period of cycling the water ? thanks for advice image is tank as of yest, 1 day after blooming with bacteria and sugar dosing I dont understand the sugar part???? :whistle Quote Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Member of: www.marineaquarist.sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted July 2, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 2, 2009 I dont understand the sugar part???? :whistle I heard about dosing sugar to lower nitrates, but this is new to me too Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluspoon Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 yeah its on the floor the sugar part to decrease nitrate lvl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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