75g Cichlid

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75 is on its way to be up and running and ready for the moori to arrive....will post pics as i progress.....Holey rock is currently basking in the sun

The fish that are in there are doing a lot better than the first batch did.....zero deaths

cichlid mania- Have you tried just using ammonia?? It only took us 4 weeks to completely cycle our 75g with some seeded substrate and filter media. Just a thought!

Raschael wrote:

cichlid mania- Have you tried just using ammonia?? It only took us 4 weeks to completely cycle our 75g with some seeded substrate and filter media. Just a thought!

Yeah.....I have been doing this for a few years now and have never had any issues....not sure what the problem is now....I have 10 fish in there now...hopefully they will get everything going

I'm sure you'll straighten it out. I have just never used fish to cycle my tank before, so that is unfamiliar territory to me. :) Good luck!!

Get one of the bacterial suppliments

Tetra Safe Start Dr. Tims Cycle

dano wrote:

Get one of the bacterial suppliments

Tetra Safe Start Dr. Tims Cycle

Just did.....I am finally starting to get ammonia spikes so lets hope this is it

Dano posted an excellent article on cycling. Give it a read and it should help.

Ammonia spikes are just the beginning

Fern wrote:

Dano posted an excellent article on cycling. Give it a read and it should help.

Ammonia spikes are just the beginning

Sounds good to me...I will check it out.....Thanks for all the help

Well I believe that the tank has finally cycled itself.....Woke up and the water was crystal clear after being cloudy to the point that I cannot see in it for a good 2 weeks...Fish are still alive....Odor is gone....Ammonia was off the charts, nitrites and nitrates were pretty high.....Time for a partial wc and another water test

You need to wait till the ammonia reads 0 prior to a wc.
The fact that you are getting reading on everything means you are getting a lot closer to being cycled. But you aren't ready for the moorii yet.

No water changes yet....Still waiting for everything to come back down

Hi,
Im local breeder from Fort myers...somebody from this area?

ladia wrote:

Hi,
Im local breeder from Fort myers...somebody from this area?

have you introduced yourself to the group?

How are your readings looking now?

introduce urself in the introductions and greetings page!
welcome aboard though!! glad to hav u with us! haha

Fern wrote:

How are your readings looking now?

Ammonia is at 2.0 now....has been like that for about two weeks....nitrite and nitrate are reading 0.....something needs to happen....this tank is getting nasty and the morri will be here soon

ladia wrote:

Hi,
Im local breeder from Fort myers...somebody from this area?

http://www.usafishbox.org/introductions-and-greetings-f9/

If ammonia is 2.0 with no nitrates and no nitrites it means you have no bacterial colony yet.

You need to ask someone in your area for some used filter media or even filter squeezing's would help!

Fern wrote:

You need to ask someone in your area for some used filter media or even filter squeezing's would help!

I am trying to do that now......Anyone live in the killeen, fort hood area?

If you have another tank that is already cycled you can put water from it in the filter of the tank you are trying to cycle.

Or you take a handful of substrate from a cycled tank and put it in a filter bag and put it in your new tank either of these methods will start your bacteria colony.

ssteelhead wrote:

If you have another tank that is already cycled you can put water from it in the filter of the tank you are trying to cycle.

Or you take a handful of substrate from a cycled tank and put it in a filter bag and put it in your new tank either of these methods will start your bacteria colony.

if i had another tank then i would have done that and had to deal with this

I will be in Temple area tommorrow aound 1000hrs. I can bring you some bacteria from sponge filters. Let me know.

cichilid mania I will be leaving around 0800hrs for Temple. If you need bacteria please let me know ASAP.

fishman13218 wrote:

cichilid mania I will be leaving around 0800hrs for Temple. If you need bacteria please let me know ASAP.

Hey thanks for the offer.....I have been on duty at work and just got off.....I have a buddy that is moving so I took all his water.......hopefully this will help a lot

so howd it go?