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[Epictofer]

sup guys!

names Epic, or Tofer, or EpicTofer just started my first saltwater tank last week and shes looking beautiful already!! 20g tank with 15 lbs of live sand and 10 lbs of live rock. how long should i let it cycle before i start adding small things to the tank?:whstlr:
thanks in advance!
Epic

 

[tnwillia]

Welcome to RS!

 

[Reefmack]

Welcome to Reef Sanctuary!

On cycling......

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...something-cycling-breaking-new-reef-tank.html

Lots of help here:

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...rs/33555-look-frequently-asked-questions.html

 

[jpsika08]

Welcome to RS Epic and good luck on your new journey, the main idea is to cycle the tank which usually takes about a month, I would recommend you to get the most basic test kits so you can monitor the water an know exactly when your tank is ready to receive inhabitants, the kits to get at the beginning are, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate, maybe PH and Salinity (Refractometer), at some point there are other kits but for know I would recommend these, maybe you can get the API Matine Lab kit which brings all of these, excluding the refractometer.

Hope you can begin a new thread for your tank and upload pictures of it, we all love the pictures

 

[GlassMunky]

Awesome to see you here man. READ READ READ. lol Tons of awesome info here, and dont be afraid to ask questions.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

to ReefSanctuary, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members

 

[steved13]

Welcome to Reef Sanctuary!!

 

[GlassMunky]

You should start a Reef Chronicle here, and let us know about your tank setup, and aslo keep track of your progress. I always find it crazy when i look back at where my reef started and how far its come.

 

[coralmadness]

Welcome to RS!!

 

[Epictofer]

WOW!! thanks for the welcome guys!!! so i have been taking some pictures and everything ill post them on here shortly. i went away to a tattoo convention for 2 days and came back to some orange stuff growing on my rocks and substrate. im guessing diatoms? as of today the tank has been cycling for 2 weeks! i hove some purple tree looking little guys growing around and some green things im not sure what they are. lemme try and figure out this whole picture thing!

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ay-post-pics-photobucket-nanoreefing4fun.html

 

[Epictofer]

ok so picture time! i apologize in advance for crappy cell phone pics! its all i got right now! you guys know waaay more about this stuff than i do! any tips are welcome!!! oh and im going to get a test kit tomorrow

 

[GlassMunky]

the brown/orange stuff kinda looks like diatoms. the other stuff looks like sponges to me from what i can tell. harmless filter feeders. good little critters.

 

[Epictofer]

coooool im excited!

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

pretty rock ! start us a tank thread in Reef Chronicles