Hey!

[Copepod]

Hello reefers, (heh reeferers)

I am a reef noob. I'm living in Asheville and going to school for a Bio degree.

My 8g Biocube is about 8 days old, with water. Copepods everywhere :snrkl: I've modified the back of my tank into a fuge with chaeto and a velcroed on light I made from lowes.

Ph- 8.1
NH4- 0 mg/L
NO2- 0 mg/L
NO3- 0-5 mg/L

Is this normal for an 8 day old tank? Suggestions? I started with pre-mixed water from the LFS. 7lbs of LR and some live sand. I added a shrimp pellet tonight to see if it would throw off the parameters.

Anyways, I look forward to meeting everyone. I am still learning for sure please feel free to push constructive criticism my way.

Thanks, and see ya'll in the forums!

...Hey BigAl

 

[Dentoid]

Welcome Copepod! Any friend of Al's is a friend of mine!

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

Welcome! Yeah, those parameters are okay, but the cycle needs to be started. I'd say toss in a lot of shrimp pellets or a deli shrimp and let the cycle commence

 

[Copepod]

Welcome! Yeah, those parameters are okay, but the cycle needs to be started. I'd say toss in a lot of shrimp pellets or a deli shrimp and let the cycle commence

Thanks:bouncer:

Tossed a shrimp pellet in earlier to see what would happen... should I toss a few more in there?

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

Yup, that would work. The shrimp pellet or the deli shrimp will supply the ammonia needed to get a good, hard cycle, to ensure the tank will be ready for fish.

 

[BigAl07]

Yo Cope! Sup bro! Welcome to RS!

Yet another NC and even better Mountain Reefer!!

Get yourself a raw (unsoaked) deli shrimp and drop it in there. Drop it and forget it

Good to see you made it "over".

Allen

 

[Copepod]

Thanks for the welcomes

Guess I'm eatin shrimp tomorrow night! mmmmm.

 

[BigAl07]

Just make sure the tank gets a clean RAW one

 

[lcstorc]

Welcome to RS!
Let the cycle begin.