Chase31's 50 starfire aquascape reef

[JDigital]

Yes, using prodibio (Biostart 1st, Bioclean 2nd, ReefBooster last) is a good way to start a tank cycle, especially when using dry rock. (I'm not sure if you are or not).

I started a 180G tank with similar Zeo products and started my 60G tank with Prodibio products.

[Chase31]

What I'm wondering is once I have no ammonia and everything is in check adding maybe one fish and a coral or two and add my livestock very slowly to bring up the bioload

[Chase31]

Originally Posted by JDigital

Yes, using prodibio (Biostart 1st, Bioclean 2nd, ReefBooster last) is a good way to start a tank cycle, especially when using dry rock. (I'm not sure if you are or not).

I started a 180G tank with similar Zeo products and started my 60G tank with Prodibio products.

Yea it is mostly dry base rock and dead dry rock that's been soaked in water for months

[Chase31]

Here are some pics for all of you that are interested my ammonia has dropped to 0 and I have 2 damsels in there that have been there for around a week now, levels are still holding at 0 there is so much rock in there I'm never going to be able to find my fish, also have an mp 10 hiding in the rock wall by my overflow hoping to add a mp30 on the other side to get a wave effect going.

[Chase31]

So with all my levels holding nicely I have added two false perc clownfish (ocullaris) and a royalgramma, because my girlfriend wouldn't let me leave the store without her hehe

[Chase31]

Originally Posted by Chase31

So with all my levels holding nicely I have added two false perc clownfish (ocullaris) and a royalgramma, because my girlfriend wouldn't let me leave the store without her hehe

Also added 4 hermits and a snail (got a snail instead of a hermit

[Chase31]

Hermit meeting?
the royal gramma

[Chase31]

So everything is going great, starting to develop some red slime alge (had this problem in my 30g it's not noticeable at all yet but hoping it will give my rocks some sort of colour for now at least! Had a clown die but I think this is due to a swim bladder infection he had when I got him, but everyone else is doing great, so going to give it some time to see what happens with my slime

[Chase31]

so starting to develop cyano i believe, like a red slime, is this due to my low bacteria base? should i wait for this to subside or try to do something about it?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Chase31

so starting to develop cyano i believe, like a red slime, is this due to my low bacteria base? should i wait for this to subside or try to do something about it?

You could try to increase the flow in the areas where you've got red slime. If it is on rocks sometimes you can blast it with at Turkey baster for a few days and it goes away. If none of the above works you can try using Chemiclean. Obtain from your local fish store and follow the directions. It works great.