how to setup a new saltwater tank for beginners - how to cycle a saltwater tank - prevent fish death
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- how to setup a new saltwater aquarium for beginners. cycle your new saltwater tank : prevent fish death. how to cycle a saltwater tank. new saltwater aquarium fish dying - cycle your new tank to prevent fish death - rotter tube reef. When you first set up your aquarium, the biological filter is not ready to handle the waste the fish are producing. Getting the biological filter up-to-speed requires putting the tank through a process called cycling the aquarium. This allows naturally occurring and ubiquitous bacteria to populate the filter media in the aquarium's filter and begin processing the ammonia produced by the fish into (eventually) relatively harmless nitrate which you can then remove with your regular, weekly 10-15% water changes.
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New aquarium owners are more likely to make simple mistakes, such as over feeding the fish, which will contribute to poor water quality, increasing the waste related problems explained above, or having the temperature wrong, which increases the general stress the fish are under.
What Can I Do to Avoid 'New Tank Syndrome?'
Understand the cycling process.
Keep the population in your tank low until the tank has cycled.
Keep up with the extra water changes necessary during the cycling process.
Do some research on the care requirements of the fish you are interested in keeping before purchasing the fish.
Be careful with your tank maintenance.
Watch your feeding, make sure the fish eat everything offered in under two minutes.
These simple tips should help you avoid unnecessary losses to 'new tank syndrome' while your new aquarium is cycling.
Can't I Just Add Something to the Tank to Avoid 'New Tank Syndrome' altogether?
Simply put, no, you can't. There are people that will try to sell you ammonia removers which will remove the ammonia, but make the cycling process more difficult. Others will try to sell you bacteria boosters to make the tank magically cycle overnight, but these are highly unreliable.
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Wow thanks for the video now I learn how to cycling the tank!😄
this is the BEST explanation for me as a person who is her English is a second language. Simple yet it came ALL in my mind Easily! thank you so much for this video. I watched so many videos with too much talk yet it didn't get to my mind like you did.
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Simple, short and highly informative
nice video you done it so fast i understand it all , cool beans
Thanks for posting this and the specifics. My wife, Crystal, told me to be sure to let you know that this helped a lot and she liked the simple explanation of the cycling process! As newbies, this is a big help. I had read about the cycling process before but that's the first I'd heard anyone mentioning using shrimp as starter. BIG THUMBS UP!!!
In our original plan, we were going to give the DrTim's "One and Only" a try and watch the measure levels based on the instructions before adding fish. We're trying to be careful to do this the right way the 1st time. We bought a 75 gal tank but returned it for a 90 gal with built-in overflow. Also, we picked up a used 30 gal tank for quarantine area. Just got two Eheim 250W heaters (one for failover safety). Now we're waiting for our store bought cabinet to be modified by a handy friend so we can get a 20-30 gal sump underneath it safely & with greater weight support. (We had the same problem that you had in your 2015 video cause the sump wouldn't fit underneath). The next plan is to have an 8"x8" or hopefully, a little larger, bio refugium along with various media to help maintain clean, properly balanced water. (This is the sump reefbuilders.com/2016/08/01/freedom-sump-proclear-aquatic-systems-launches-its-own-upscale-filter/).
Still lots of things to learn and continue working toward before the first clown fish can ring our doorbell. :-)
you're welcome! awesome job you guys are doing! i would recommend highly the seachem ammonia badge. you can get it from amazon here. amzn.to/2f2vPcy
You don't need to test the water for ammonia. just stick this in the tank and watch the color. works great. replace each year. when i started i also fed the tank fish food a little pinch each day for a week. i didn't use anything in a bottle. also, NEVER add live rock to your tank if you have fish in it. if that rock has parasites in it, it will kill your fish. you will hear the term ICK (ich) a lot. it's a parasite that kills fish.....marine velvet is worse and kills all fish within a day or two. never ever put a new fish in your main tank before keeping in QT for 4 weeks. there are tricks to that too. if that fish has parasites, it will spread to your tank rapidly. i always use dry rock off the shelf and let the good bacteria grow on it. bacteria forms by breaking down the ammonia in the water from the shrimp you put in....as the video said. you'll learn it all.
OH GREAT!!! Thanks for the recommendation. I'll order the ammonia badge within the next couple of days. That's good info about the quarantine period too. We didn't know how long that should last.
The guys in the local aquatic store originally suggested live rock but after a few videos and reviews on aquascaping, we decided to be safe, as you suggested, and more eco-friendly by using something called Reef Rock which needs to be cured but it's not pulled from the seas' corals so it won't have the critters to damage. Hopefully it will look OK too after some time. Right now, all we see is a big, empty glass tank sitting on the floor but our dreams are big :-) When you get a chance, please let us know if you're still producing the Rotter Tubes?
you guys are doing a great job. you can use live rock when you start a tank. that way, if there are parasites on it, they will all die but only if you wait 6 weeks minimum to put fish in. I'd go 8 weeks to be safe. when i started, i bought a small live rock. it had marine velvet on it. you can't see it. water tests don't show it. it wiped out all my fish in 2 days. i had no idea what was going on. no one knew the answer. no stores, no one. i found the answer buried on youtube. i researched my ass off on this parasite. you'll hear that stress causes ich parasites or marine velvet. WRONG. you'll hear feeding garlic cures your fish....WRONG. quarantine is the only thing. i had to remove all fish, taking all the rocks out, and putting them in a QT for 8 weeks and my main tank stayed empty. no issues ever since. tank is clean and parasite free. don't even put new coral right in. i QT coral in saltwater in a 2 gallon tank for 6 weeks. i'm strict....it's not worth it.
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This is simply the best video on how to cycle your tank. Thanks
awesome! thanks!
Great video!!!! Thats how you do it! Excellent information you are spot on. Have patience people and build the bacteria first and you will enjoy the reefing hobby.
Thank you for supplying that info .. I have just set up my 120L reef tank and it is just cycling now . Have told myself 4-6 weeks of testing before i add any fish
Invaluable lesson to anyone looking to start in the hobby. 👍
how are you sir?
Rotter Tube Reef... All is well thanks m8
You explained this perfectly hahaha great video Steve 🤗🤗🤗
thanks babe!
Let me expand on my lower comment we used under gravel filters with dolomite as a substrate 1 1/2 inches on top. When you are running 3to 500 tanks this worked best for a quick cycle. Ammonia was never in the danger zone. Fish were lost mostly in shipping bags or over drugged when caught. I kept 6 moorish idols for six years in a 500 gallon tank . My friends and I caught them in Hawaii. I then donated them to the Brooklyn aquarium . Steven channel is the best he knows his stuff keep jamin A
500 gallon. awesome
I've been setting up tanks since the 80s and can tell you that it's perfectly fine to set up a new saltwater tank and add a fish right away. I set up a 6 gallon little saltwater tank. Bought some live sand, mixed my own saltwater, tossed in a maroon clown the following day and he lived great for 5 solid years. You don't really need to look into it too much, unless you're doing some fragile fish.
false, sorry
@@ROTTERtube Living proof, so don't know what else to tell ya. Where exactly are you getting all your info from anyways? There's no law book telling you that you have to do it this way to achieve success. I can set up a tank, throw in a bit of sand, some live rock and fish day 1, with no problems! Youre looking for hits man, comon. Also, I was just at my local fish store over here talking with the owner, and we got into a discussion about water changes and setting up a tank for the first time. His sister in law had a 30 gallon salt tank set up with a couple maroon clowns and only did 2 water changes in the last 7 years. They are still living. If you would like, I can send you some helpful info on what you would need to set up a tank and be able to throw fish in day 1. There are certain methods you can use. You don't need to buy all these crazy products or take major precautions when dealing with certain saltwater fish. Believe me, I have done it and am currently doing it. It is kinda funny listening to know it all fish people like yourself, because you really have no idea. It's easier than you think, so no need to over think it too much. Your video is false.
thanks this will help to post in groups for people asking about the nitrogen cycle
thanks Mike, yeah, that's what i thought. visuals are best. feel free to use wherever.
Another great video Steve, always topical and educational and a great soundtrack. Thanks again man 👍🏻
Thanks a lot Gary! much appreciated. this was a fun one.
Beautiful.... Know this process already but the way you explained made watch whole video. Refresher session. :)
thank you!
When do you add the cleaner species like crabs, snails and urchins? Also if I wanted to add red mangroves to help balance my tank would I add it during cycling or wait till the cycling was over? Also if I'm using live sand and shrimp method do I have to have live rocks? My pet store said I need both but I really do not want the smell from live rocks.
My plan was to add live sand first, wait for it to balance then add live rocks, mangroves and cleaner species, wait for it to balance, and then add my fish. Is this a good course of action?
great questions. you can add your inverts after the ammonia is gone...at zero. around a few weeks roughly that is. you will need to test your water for ammonia or get the ammonia badge. amzn.to/2JY2UUP
you can try a tank with no live rock and see what happens. i can't recommend it but i will tell you the bacteria you need lives everywhere in the tank...the sand, the glass, the sump, everywhere, you might be fine. that's up to you. i would add everything at once....sand, rock, etc. put fish in 6 weeks after the live rock. i never buy anything live though....i let bacteria build on its own for many reasons.
Loved this! A great place to practice being patient in this hobby is RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING! Like you said, don't rush nature! 😎
i've been getting more questions on this from newcomers to the hobby so this needed to be done. i know many of us already know this but vids need to be done for the newbs as well. how's your tank
Well, one is doing great - algae is almost gone with dosing 1ml of NoPox every night. The other is slowly recovering but there's still white slime. Not as much but it's there. I'll have to defeat brown acro syndrome all over again. And the NEW TANK is in the garage waiting to get going. Rock shopping tomorrow! With what I have in mind I need to choose the rock. So I'm taking my heavy duty gloves to paw through 3,000 lbs of Texas holey rock to find just the right pieces. 😬 I did call ahead to make sure it's okay.....
awesome! i'm going to order the no pox today and give it a try. i am going to send you a message through youtube here...check it out.
Loved this video thanks i added a shrimp (dead) my ammonia went sky high but the day after it went down again will test again tomorrow once again great video 👍
thanks Mandy you're on the right track
quick question...how do you cycle a new quarantine tank with out sand?.... and with out using anything from your Display tank that has Marine velvet
Your info about saltwater is really good. Love it👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
This really helped! I thought it was a bad thing that bacteria was growing on my sand and rocks.
great! thanks!
Lol cyano bacteria? It is a bad thing. This is bacteria that is invisible and u cant see.
Thank you, I am very bew to this hobby. Why would you recommend letting bacteria build up on it's own as opposed to buying live rock or live sand with bacteria in it already? Also would you recommend a cycling substance to start a new tank? Such as Fritz turbo start 900.
i would always buy dry rock and let it build....for one, it's more natural that way, and for 2, you don't risk bringing in parasites that will kill your fish, from live rock you buy.
Finally a video that is easy to understand that i can show to my stubborn parents haha
cool. glad it will help! this is a must for all beginners
Great video really enjoyed it. But I do have some questions do you believe in adding bacteria or live rock or live sand and/or would you be worried about critters getting in also the other question is some people say that the tank will crash if you don't have live sand or rock because some of those critters that are in the rocks or in the sand are needed to balance out the treitas and waste?
thanks for watching Joe. i don't add bacteria from a bottle. lots of times the bacteria can be dead, so you're adding bad stuff to your tank. i do it the natural way. i add the shrimp and buy dry rock and let it start on its own. i will buy live sand, which of course will have some death in it but i'm not worried. i let the shrimp and food break down, which starts the process
Superb
Thank you! Cheers!
clever dead shrimp method ❤️❤️❤️
"Don't rush NATURE!" 😍
That was just what I was looking for! Thank you.
Glad I could help!
Thank you for the amazing video! But I do have a couple of questions. How often do we add the shrimp, just once? And do we leave them in there or pull them out after a few days? Thank you
welcome. yes, leave the shrimp in there for awhile. i left mine in there until the ammonia dropped....about a month?
Awesome video ! Very well done.
thanks! more of these to come
Thanks for the video. how many shrimp should i use for a 210 gallon tank?
Should i run the skimmer at this time, if not, when should i start the skimmer?
Should i wait for the lighting to be installed or can the bacteria grow in minimal light?
Half dozen should do it. I also fed my tank a few pellets daily for about a week until ammonia appeared. you can do it without the light, i did. as for the skimmer, there won't be much of anything to skim out since there are no fish. you can let the skimmer off until there are a couple fish in there.
Btw this video was extremely helpful!
great! i tried to make it simple and easy
Hi Sir.
If i start new tank, with bactery housing from old tank (15months old tank). But i use dead rock & not live sand.
Should i wait as usuall cycling (around 8 weeks) or i can speed up the cycling?
check ammonia levels first...that will be your answer. when i went from 75 gallon to 125 gallon i used new sand but kept my sump and didn't clean it. i also used the same rock. i was fine. it was all new water. new tank, new sand, old sump and same rock.
Thank you so much for great videos! My question is I’m in middle of cycling my saltwater tank and its been about a month! I feed my 3 puffer fishes once a day and seems that ammonia keep going up when nitrite and nitrate is at 0. People say when you water change to get rid of ammonia you are stepping back to 1st step of cycling and like this your tank doesn’t cycle! My question is im changing about 20% water every 2-3 days to bring ammonia level down so my fish wont die! Is my tank still going to cycle like this even im changing 20% water every few days? Thanks a lot for your help 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
hey, you're supposed to cycle your tank first, which means no water changes. put one fish in after it cycles.....then monitor ammonia then put in another fish like a month later so the tank gets used to it. putting fish in first will take much longer and their lives will be at risk. you can do this but it will take a lot longer. or.....you can put them in a 2nd tank and monitor the ammonia, waiting for the main tank to cycle. i can't tell you what to do......but i can tell you how to do it.
Some guy from the aquarium shop just added a tub of bacteria to mine and they've been fine, everything works fine for months now no problems. :)
that's good. the only issue is if he took that "bacteria" from one of their tanks, it could have brought with it parasites. you fish may get ich or worse if this is the case
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Hello lovely video really got some idea how to setup an salt water aquarium
Just wanted to know what subtracts to add for the external canister filtration.
can we add Bio-Rio for the flirtation or just Bio-Balls and Activated Carbon is enough for the aquarium?
Please help out..
I don't use bio balls only live rock and your sand will do that job as well. bio balls will trap fish waste and uneaten food. just use nature. i don't add any bio rio or anything out of a bottle either.
Thank you so much will definitely get live rocks to do the work naturally. Right now i have live sand will add live rocks ASAP and will culture the water by adding shrimps. How many days should i let the shrimp in the tank?
rotter tube reef, when cycling im planning on adding the shrimp leaving it for around three days to decompose then removing, whilst everything is running bar the skimmer, then after three days turn skimmer on and resume cycling normally ?, or would you have the skimmer on from day one ?, also planning on cycling with no lights to stop algae as much as i can, also from what i gather i should only have to do one water change during the cycle when the ammonia/nitrites reach zero & the nitrates are high just to get them down then add CUC .. right ?, or would a weekly 15 percent water change help it along ?, many thanks in advance if you can answer my questions done alot of research so far just a few minor details im unsure of before i jump into my first tank, keep up the good work mate !!
what's up dude! welcome to the hobby. good job on your research! here is the biggest secret....crazy patience! you are doing everything right. keep that shrimp in for a week at least. you don't need to run the skimmer at all if you don't want to. there is no massive waste to remove out of the water. you may not have to run it for a few months since the water is so clean. you are correct, no water changes until ammonia is zero. i would do a weekly water change of 10% once ammonia is zero, or a week after. once ammonia is zero, add one fish at the rate of one month roughly. you need to give the tank time to get used to the fish and the fish's waste. if you put a lot of fish at once, the tank will freak and they will die....not enough time to build up bacteria to remove their fish pee.
Rotter Tube Reef no worries mate thanks for clearing that up .. well by the looks of it ill be good to start cycling in a few weeks .. planning on adding clownfish once its cycled, do you think adding a pair wiuld be a bad idea ?, i understand new tank syndrome etc .. just thinking out loud would adding two smaller clownfish push my bioload to the point where id be chasing my tail doing lots of water changes to remove ammonia ? anyhow cheers mate, might just add one.
Sub'd. That explains everything for me. Now i understand the process. :)
AWESOME! thanks for letting me know. i had a feeling drawing it would be better
I just ordered my first marine tank. I was trying to wrap my head around cycling the tank. The drawings def helped.
Great vid..thanks
thanks Tommy!
i am at the third stage i am doing a fishless cycle i just tested the water today ammonia was 0 and nitrite is around 0.50ppm getting there but not rushing
Done many times with water changes once a week 10 percent. Never had a problem. Cruel is keeping marine fish thousands die every day. I'm guilty of this also. Fresh water also done rite tank cycles in 7to 10 days. Did it in my whole sale bussiness worked great
I use a brand of ammonia that has no cleaning supplicants or scent additives. Dose the tank to 1PPM then run tests once we start seeing nitrates in the water keep dosing until 1ppm can be converted to nitrates with 0 ppm of ammonia or nitrites in ~24hour period . Did all my fresh water tanks this way called it the humane way of doing it without using hearty fish approach of old hehe
i use mother nature's way. nothing out of a bottle
thank you!
welcome!
Very informative video! So i have a question for you. If you have 0 ammoina, 0 nitrite, and 20-40 nitrate does that mean that your tank is cycled? My though is that it cant be that fast... I am really confused. I got this number in a week of setting up a tank. Its a 17g tank. I used 17lbs live rock from lfs, 15 lbs caribsea live sand, 2 boxes of 5 gallon ocean water and rest premixed water. I put pinch of fish food in day 2,4,6. Also added big 8oz bottle of Bio Spira half on day 2 and rest on day 4. Today i went out and bought a API saltwater test kit and i did the test correctly. I was confused and did another test with my test strips i had and same result. I dont see any diatoms but very very small specks of brownish green fuzzy looking things. I mean that is very little on very small portion of rocks. I just want to do it right the first time. Thanks.
I would say it's definitely not ready. the ammonia hasn't started yet. how long has the tank been up? It takes roughly a month. did you put food in it to start breaking down?
Rotter Tube Reef its only been 1 week. Yes i put fish food from day 2. I know it shouldnt be cycled. But why is there no ammoina or nitrite but there are 30ppm nitrate? Is that possible? If there is none of 3 but i get it but why 30ppm of nitrate? I'm confused. I guess im going to wait for a week and redo the test.
Hi I am having an 20gallon tank Iam using dry rock so how many days it will take for the beneficial bacteria’s to settle on to it ?
And should I put my lights and skimmer on during this cycling process ?
Maybe about a month, that is average. You can't put a fish in until the ammonia is at 0.
Rotter Tube Reef Thank you
And can I use ammonia removal sponge during my cycle ?
no, let the ammonia spike and when it gets to 0, you know you have enough bacteria in the tank. artificially lowering it isn't something you want to do.
great video!!! but can i add live shrimp to reduce ammonia ?? or dead one is necessary ?
I would go with a dead one from the butcher. No sense in killing a live shrimp. toss the dead shrimp or cocktail shrimp in the tank and let it break down, which will start the cycle. leave it there until you register ammonia in the tank...until the cycle starts.
thankss!!
Nice video! I wish you could do a cool animated video that shows how everything works together... Such as phosphates, calcium, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, magnesium etc. BTW, I sent you an email about looking at what I do to fix audio for a podcast I volunteer to adjust... Just wondering if you got it.
John, sure, I can do those vids. That would be a LONG VIDEO THOUGH....so i would have to break it up per type. i did get that email. i will have to read it again. been so busy with other projects.
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(ME) what the heck is that...oh! Is a bacteria packman eating all the ammonia 👻
Hi, i have an ammonia spike and it has stayed this way for a while. i am on week 3 now and i used seachem stability along with ghost feeding. do i just wait for ammonia to drop to 0, or should i also test for nitrite and nitrates too?
thanks
Hi, yes, just wait for it to drop. Don't add anything. It will drop. Stop the ghost feeding if you are doing it a lot. I'm not sure how much ghost feeding you're doing. Do you have an ammonia badge? they are very handy and fast. it will drop fast when it drops. Good job on waiting!
i know this may sound like a stupid question, by my little sister is really allergic to shellfish and gets crazy when i get inverts, and i know fish food, the stuff anyways, is meaty and full of protein, so can i start the cycle with just fish food as it decays?
hi, i'm not a doctor so i don't know if your sister would be affected by you owning any inverts....if that's what you're asking. you can use pellet food to start a cycle in your tank. i threw in a couple pieces of small shrimp from the butcher. most anything will work. raw steak has worked as well.
lol it doesnt affect her shes just paranoid. i was just wondering if it can be done with just food. thanks for the quick reply btw!
I just fully set up the tank today for it to cycle. I have a 29g with live sand/dry/live rock. I put a bacteria booster to give it more bacteria. Should I be putting fish food in the tank to let it rot? even though there’s no fish?
yes
No Thank You. And to think I was going to sacrifice a clown fish. I'm glad I stumbled upon your video. Thanks again
welcome. glad you stumbled upon it.
I have a 20 gallon tank and plan on putting 20 pounds of live rock how would I go about cycling this tank ?
Do exactly what I said in this video.
@@ROTTERtube thank you awesome video!
To bad you can't just buy Blue PacMans. Great Video Steve
i wish we could! thanks
Hi, I'm about to set up a saltwater tank but the thing is I'm buying live sand, live rock and premixed saltwater that is supposed to have all the beneficial bacteria so do I have to wait 4-6 weeks or maybe less please help
yes you do. you need to introduce something in the tank to breakdown and rot, producing ammonia and bacteria. test for ammonia and it WILL spike. after it spikes, put one fish in, wait a month, put another in, etc. just like this video says.
Im pretty sure I know the answer buuut
Can your tank cycle without a filter.?
I have live sand dry rock and the saltwater + wavemaker... but the filter was broken day one and has been on back order... didnt know if it would still cycle or what...
yes it will still cycle no problem. just monitor for ammonia and when it drops and there is no more ammonia, you can add one fish. after that ammonia drops again from adding the fish, you can add another, and so on
Can I start a new tank and use live rocks and water from already established tank, But Buy new live sand, can I start putting fishes and corals?
you can do this but make sure there is no ammonia in the water before adding fish. the bacteria needs to live between tank transfers or fish will die.
knowing new things about saltwater tank noww😆😆
cool. this is a very important thing to know!
Rotter Tube Reef thanks for making this video.i'm gonna make a saltwater fish tank at my home😀😀
great. remember it takes tons of patience. going slow is the key
Did you forget to mention that we should remove the decomposing shrimp, once the tank is cycled, but before adding the 1st fish?
sure, you can do that. my cleanup crew just took care of it. no need to remove it
When can you add the clean up crew? and CORALS?
once it is cycled. ammonia is bad for everything. it's toxic
@@ROTTERtube So Ammonia and Nitrites are at 0 ppm but Nitrates are at 10-20 ppm. Did water change and dropped some but back to about 10 ppm. Should I do another water change or wait?
Can i use a frozen shrimp for the cycle of the water?
yes you sure can. that's what i did
Couldnt you just buy bottled ammonia? Instead of the shrimp??
you could but bottled items could be bad...never know how long they have been on the shelf. i like to rely on mother nature. the real stuff. less chemicals the better.
ok - after you add a fish when can you add corals?
yes. i would QT everything you add to your main tank. on a side note, i put everything in a separate tank before putting in my main tank. i do this to kill parasites. most people dip coral and i recommend that as well. a video on QT coral soon.
how do i insert shrimp?
hi, just drop them in the tank from the butcher. i'm talking about dead shrimp you get at the butcher. i suppose you could use some pieces of steak.
Thanks for the insight could you please tell me the track I'd at 4:37 thank you
hi Edin! that was so long ago i can't remember
@@ROTTERtube it's all good brother, great video and great tunes cheers!
@@eddya9147 shazam it or ask hey google what is this song playing :)
How about seed the tank from another filter?. Then add two small dominoes after quarantine or add a small fish from the same tank as the bacteria.
sure. you can seed the tank. i would never use fish if ammonia is present. it's cruel.
Now I get it
GREAT!
can i use dead rock with dead sand?
yes you can. i did. will take a little longer for the bacteria to establish with dead rock. i would only use live rock if starting a brand new tank. dead rock can bring in parasites. for this reason, you are forced to not put any fish in the tank for 8 weeks after you put that rock in
Thank you...
can I put my sand in if I haven't mixed any salt in to it I did run my water thru a rodi
you should add salt to the water before adding it. why would you just add pure water....just curious. the salt should be mixed before adding to the tank....much easier to mix it before adding.
I dumped all that out and I made my rodi water and mixed my salt for a couple hour's with my flow maker and I put the heater in to get water to temp now my water is cloudy is thus normal it was fairly clear before I put it in my tank I'm using dry rock
2 hours isn't enough time to mix, which is why it was a little cloudy i'm sure. i let mine mix for about 24 hours or so...sometimes 12 hours.
thanks for your help do I need to start over with my cycle I haven't put anything in the tank to break down my fluval meter says my water is at 1.023 iK these meter's aren't completely accurate do I just keep it or start over
by the way my water is much clearer now but it has a yellowish tent to it... it's not bad but noticeable
well explain haha for the noobs!!
yeah, biggest mistake most make. thanks!
i wonder what that train has to do with the channel 😂
nothing. i'm from Chicago and do a lot of Chicago cinematography. the train represents old school chicago...love Chicago history....so i used it to start the channel. i did remove it and subscribers wanted it back
good to know! anyway i love your channel! 😁
This would explain why my wife likes your channel so much! JK. I do as well, just so you know. Crystal is from the South side but now we're in a suburb of Nashville, TN. She's going to die laughing when I tell her.
Just add Dr.Tims aquatics one and only formula and ammonia and your tank will be ready in about a week and call it a day!
going natural is BEST! DR. tims isn't in the ocean. it's chemicals....AND.....some bottles may expire on the shelf....but it's your tank. this video shows the best way.
i was planning to buy a 1 pair of clown fish after cycling is it good to add two ?
it is good to add 2. 1 will be fine on its own but 2 is ideal.
@@ROTTERtube Thanks sir,is 40 gallons a good one to start?
that will be great. my first was 28 gallon. i moved to 75 within a year. then my 125 gallon 2 years later.
Ok, ldead live rock is a waste of money!!! Love rock does same thing!! Half the price, so other than looks...can you please tell me why everyone tells me to get live rock? I don't worry about ammonia!! I clean my filters more than most people, and do lots of water changes...
people get live rock to "start the cycle" but i only did that once, when i first started my first tank. that brought MARINE VELVET INTO MY TANK....killing ALL MY FISH! ammonia should only be in your tank when you first start it out and the cycle is starting. i like dry rock. i like to let bacteria grow naturally on everything. also, with live rock, there are also dead things, which is not good for your tank.
Lmao!!!
I miss the Intro Voice! ha ha ha
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Disagree ! I am cycling with damsels 3rd week no deaths yet ammonia is rising , 3rd tank I'm doing with same Damsel fish I used to cycle my other 2 tanks and no fish died during thisi
I'm sure they feel like crap though.
Okay...I did this and still my tank looks gross and cloudy, it has been 3 months and still nasty. Here's a better idea. FORGET SALTWATER TANKS.
this doesn't make your tank gross and cloudy at all
or use ATM colony lol
are you referring to stuff in a bottle? you can use that but how old is the stuff in the bottle? it may be dead. nature is best
You get really bored sometimes huh?
Between a full time job, kids, 4 youtube channels, guitar, photography and a recording studio, nope.