Day 3 pics. Lots of color.
 

Seems to bee alot more color on my rock today. Heres the pics.

http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/y...0/SDC13330.jpg

http://i807.photobucket.com/albums/y...0/SDC13329.jpg

you can use a turkey baster to blow away some of that brown algae or a soft brush since you have no coral, that algae is to be expected during your cycling period it will go away in time or simply kill your lights will kill it off as well.

consider buying a little nano powerhead like a koralia nano to help with flow near the bottom of your tank and that will also help in your little algae bloom:):)

cheers on the new tank but watch out because pats gonna envy that badboy :):)

Thanks for the tips reefwars. Will look for a powerhead in the am.

if patrick is heading down anytime soon or your coming up i have one you can have if you dont get one:) i dont need it anymore i shut down my small tank today:)

Just let the cyano cycle for now. Sometimes its better to let it be in the beginning of a cycle and when you do a water change blow it off then. But yes... canning the lights for a couple days might also help. Can also try running a short light cycle for the first bit... 6 hrs or so. Nothing much in there requiring light right now.


Yea yea Denny. Envy. Ha ha! I can reap the benefit of family in this one ha ha!

Anything I need to be doing or testing in the next little while.

Patrick wasnt kidding about the kindness of people in this hobby. Thanks for the offer.

You don't really need to test too much in the first two weeks. Most likely going to have some sort of cycle going.

I would "personally" wait two weeks and then test Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrites.

You can always do it now if you want to though. For one it would be good practice and also gives you a starting point to compare your future tests to. Might be nice for you to see if they either rise or drop as the cycle goes.

If it goes up next time you test you know the cycle is still going... if the results get better than obviously it indicates you are closer to being completed the cycle.

What the hell! Test the water! Now I want to see since I am too far to come look!

Track the parameters! Ha ha! :fish:

First round of tests.
 

Did my first set of tests tonight. Heres hoping I did em right.
NO2 - 0.1
NO3 - 0 Did this one twice just to be sure, no color at all.
NH3 - 0.1
SG - 1.025

Should I be doing any other tests at this point. Not even a week in.

Any thoughts comments appreciated.

Was you rock already cured?

This is exactly how me and a roomie started a year ago, 15g, then a 33, then a 50 cube, and now a 75rr! Pretty sure this hobby is worse then crack!

Hopefully you don't have the same issue but if you do feel the need to upgrade definitely go 75g minimum.

Good luck! As i see it you pretty much started a 10g hdtv! :lol: