ReeferFulton's most SPECTACULARLY AWESOMEST tank build(s) EVAHHH!!!!

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

1. The more LR you use to seed, the faster you will have the tank ready. I won't give any specific amount of week since that varies (some people who starts with matured LR only won't even have any cycle). I personally prefers to get LR from reefers instead of LFS since LR from reefers have a much much less chance of any pest.

2. You would still need to feed the cycle. By adding LR, you are introducing bacteria in the system which will need food to multiply. Without the initial LR (called seeding), you would be starting the system without any bacteria and hence the bacteria will take much longer to appear in your system.

3. LR is only LIVE because of the bacteria. There will possibly be other living stuffs (algae, hitchhiker, pests, etc.) but basically, LFS keep LR connected to their systems to keep them live (generally, not all I guess).

SW do have many schools of thoughts but only few of them are correct. Sometimes, you just have to read through all and be the judge of the correct one yourself. If you read "LR is bad" and another article says "LR is good", be our own judge to see which one sounds "right".

If you transport cured LR from LFS to your home, you will basically have NO dieoffs and the bacteria will be living on it. Uncured ones will have a different stories and I am not too familiar with it. So when you put it in your system, the bacteria will spread over your macro rocks and thus seeding takes place. And then you start cycling with some sort of method (like shrimp) and the bacteria, which is already there, will multiply and BAM! You will have bacteria all over your rocks in....oh well....due time.

Tried my best

Agreed ^

Glad to hear Rice Reef was able to help you out. There are a lot of good reefers out there that enjoy helping others, it is a wonderful community to be involved with

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

. There are a lot of good reefers out there that enjoy helping others, it is a wonderful community to be involved with

Personally I think we're all a bit crazy and Jon should run away fast!!

[Aquattro]

You should drop by for a visit, I'll give you a whole bunch of pointers on what not to do. lol

[reeferfulton]

sounds like a plan

learning from others mistakes is always easier then from your own ..

and less costly lol

[reeferfulton]

well I told myself it would never happen to me lol hahaha

Let me RODI run today with a timer to remind me to turn it off ..

ran about 15 minutes onto the floor under the stairs ... o well


So . things on my wish list .
1.Auto top off
2.Apex controller
3. Auto shut off .. need to research this
4. LED's one day
5. Better knowledge of what I am doin

[Whiston]

It happens to everyone. To this day, I still just fill containers in my laundry sink to minimize problems.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Personally I think we're all a bit crazy and Jon should run away fast!!

Well I guess there's that too

Originally Posted by reeferfulton

well I told myself it would never happen to me lol hahaha

Let me RODI run today with a timer to remind me to turn it off ..

ran about 15 minutes onto the floor under the stairs ... o well

Consider it a right of passage as it happens to everyone!

[Duker]

Originally Posted by reeferfulton

well I told myself it would never happen to me lol hahaha

Let me RODI run today with a timer to remind me to turn it off ..

ran about 15 minutes onto the floor under the stairs ... o well


So . things on my wish list .
1.Auto top off
2.Apex controller
3. Auto shut off .. need to research this
4. LED's one day
5. Better knowledge of what I am doin

First of all, welcome and a water alarm works good to.

[Mike-fish]

I just rigged up a normal closed solenoid valve and a timer today no more floods here