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11-16-2012, 08:43 PM
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Just an update.....
Ammonia slowing coming down. Nitrites are climbing. Watching, testing and waiting. All good for now Had one snail must have hitched a ride in the live rock.
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11-19-2012, 06:28 PM
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Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrites - 0.5 ppm Nitrates - 80 ppm It is getting there. Lots of brown growth in the tank 
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11-19-2012, 08:51 PM
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are you using anything to cycle the tank? like prodibio or zeobak?
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11-20-2012, 12:40 AM
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No, I just used live rock from a fresh shipment. 50 lbs worth
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11-27-2012, 12:38 AM
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Day 21. Ammonia 0, nitrites .25ppm, nitrates 50ppm. Lots of diatoms in the tank. What looks like a bristle worm seems to have hitched a ride in the live rock (the wife doesn't like it) from what I read there seems to be mixed emotions when it comes to if the bristle worm is good or bad.
The snail that came wih the live rock is now named "Gary" My new lunar module and LEDs for the Apex arrived at home. I will install next week. Also have to hook up and calibrate new Ph probe for Apex
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11-27-2012, 03:51 PM
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almost there :-) I admire your patience. I've heard so many stories of people being impatient with their cycling and trying to speed it up by dumping all sorts of concoctions into their tanks during the cycle LOL.
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11-27-2012, 04:51 PM
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I love how I am being commended on my patients. I am sooooo lucky I am working away from home during this cycle or I would be staring at the tank like waiting for water to boil. I timed it perfect LOL!!
Thanks for the advice Denny, I will definitely read up on how I want to address those issues. It does look like it is coming together! Once everything settles down I will post another picture. Probably in 10 days
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12-03-2012, 01:03 AM
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Day 29. Four days ago we added the beginnings of a cleanup crew. Have slowly increased levels and now have added the first fish. Time to wait and watch levels.
Here is Henry  Already sifting sand. But has jumped out of the tank once. What a site!!!
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12-05-2012, 02:30 PM
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Day 32. Home at last, tank looks great. Sand is spotless to the active goby and snails. Hooked up Ph probe to Apex an sitting at 8.0 (Didn't have lights on to prevent algae growth) should increase by end of day.
Hooked up 5 LED lunar module - looks cool. Added another 8 plug module to the apex to accommodate everything. Now to install switches and build my I/O box (ordered DIN cable from eBay) which will work into a DIY ATO (even though the wife did a fantastic job while I was at work) Still having display issues with the Apex. I will see what I can figure out. 
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