tank cycle help

Amadod2 · #1 09-13-2017, 05:53 AM

What is the best and fastest way to cycle a new tank? i took my tank apart the other day and didn't think things through, i have all my fish in a 30g with two filters and a power head with no protein skimmer. So now im stressing i was thinking i was going to put the fish back in the DT by friday but i never factored in cycling the tank

Myka · #2 09-13-2017, 12:14 PM

What did you do with the rock? How you handled the rock will determine if the tank will cycle. If you handled the rock properly the tank won't cycle at all. How long did you have the rock out of the water?

Amadod2 · #3 09-13-2017, 04:26 PM

The rock is in bleach getting ready for an acid dip

WarDog · #4 09-13-2017, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Amadod2

The rock is in bleach getting ready for an acid dip

You will be going through a full cycle I'm afraid. You can help the cycling process by using some Zeobak, Prodibio or Brightwells MB7. Test ammonia and NO3 every couple of days until the NO3 drops below 10 ppm for fish, and 5 ppm for coral (I would go lower personally). This can take anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks. Good luck.

Amadod2 · #5 09-13-2017, 05:27 PM

heres the thing i wasn't going to add any rock for a month or so because i want to take my time and aquascape, plus i didn't want to add sand for a few months. will this be a problem? i am planing on adding some bio stars and like product in the sump with 5 lbs of live rock to re seed it

philg3 · #6 09-13-2017, 10:05 PM

How many fish and coral in the 30g?