Starting a cycle

[Madreefer]

You left out taking a wizz in your tank.
I read about some quacks doing it years ago. I couldn't imagine my wife coming home and catching me pi$$ng in my tank how'd you explain that?

[vanreefer]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

You left out taking a wizz in your tank.
I read about some quacks doing it years ago. I couldn't imagine my wife coming home and catching me pi$$ng in my tank how'd you explain that?

Think that fits in "other" ...

[Myka]

I hate dry rock. When I have to deal with it I use Prodibio Start, and use some tank water from one of my own tanks.

[Jpower]

I used live sand, dry rock, some live rock and prodibio start up. Im starting to wonder if because of this I wont get a cycle? Amonia and Nitrate are steady at 0 and nitrate has been at 10. Nothing has changed in a week.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Jpower

I used live sand, dry rock, some live rock and prodibio start up. Im starting to wonder if because of this I wont get a cycle? Amonia and Nitrate are steady at 0 and nitrate has been at 10. Nothing has changed in a week.

It depends what kind of dry rock you used. Though if you haven't seen any ammonia in a week I'd be inclined to say you won't. Did you check ammonia arond the 2-3 day mark too? Nothing then?

The branching type of rock has nearly nothing on it, so it doesn't seem to cycle. The shelf stuff isn't too bad either. The Pukani stuff is horrendously dirty and causes a crazy cycle which can be lessened if you powerwash it, bleach it, and acid bath it. I've found dead starfish in it, big dead worms, large chunks of dried algae.

[Jpower]

Hi Myka

Amonia did go up but only slightly on day 3. I missed day 4 as I was away for work. All the water parameters have been the same the last 9 times i've tested. The rock I used was from Wai's in calgary. Not sure what type but they are rather large and filled with holes. They seemed to be very clean. They went from bleach white to a darker color at this point. I can see some algae growing on my live but non growing on the dry rock.

I was trying to find what type of dry rock I have and it looks like "reef saver".

[jazzywashbuckler]

I'm thinking about not bleaching my rock and throwing a shrimp beheaded in.??? What y'all think?.