60 gallon marineland reef ready cube build

[superchargedgp]

now if i add more nitrifying bacteria, would it speed up nitrite to nitrate exchange?

 

[DD]

now if i add more nitrifying bacteria, would it speed up nitrite to nitrate exchange?

Honestly I would not add anything and let nature take its course. At best it could possibly speed it up, at worst you go backwards.

 

[Tbonekilla]

Just wait. Save that money for corals.

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[superchargedgp]

ugh looks like another stand still
ammonia 0 ppm
nitrite 5 ppm
nitrate 40 ppm

 

[Steve1986]

Patience young grasshopper ,lol. Its going to get there eventually , remember the only fast things that happen in this hobby are bad things.

 

[Tbonekilla]

When the nitrite does dissappear it will be all at once. Instant light blue on the test kit.

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[superchargedgp]

still the same readings

but on the bright side i decided to rerun my plumbing pictures will come later
I'm going to run my GFO reactor of the return line, as well as my refugium section. the return line will also have a gate valve to use for water changes, with a union hook up for the hose straght to the kitchen sink

would running a skimmer and refugium interfere with eachother?

 

[DD]

still the same readings

but on the bright side i decided to rerun my plumbing pictures will come later
I'm going to run my GFO reactor of the return line, as well as my refugium section. the return line will also have a gate valve to use for water changes, with a union hook up for the hose straght to the kitchen sink

would running a skimmer and refugium interfere with eachother?

Give the nitrite some time to come down. It will come down very soon.

As for the skimmer and refugium, they won't interfere with one another. A lot of people think that a refugium will export all the nutrients from their aquariums, but it does so very minimally. The refugium should be thought of as a place to grow algae so that it doesn't grow in your DT, and also a safe haven for pods and critters to breed and provide natural foods to your fish in the DT.

 

[superchargedgp]

still the same readings

dunno whats going on now

 

[Joe5688]

Just let it run its course! It'll change soon enough. Id give it another week

 

[superchargedgp]

New sump plumbing
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[superchargedgp]

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[superchargedgp]

Man I need to upgrade my membership. The phone upload pictures look like ****

 

[Tbonekilla]

Did it cycle yet?

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[superchargedgp]

Did it cycle yet?

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Nope.
Nitrite is down to .25. Light purple

 

[Tbonekilla]

Almost.

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[superchargedgp]

Finally. Nitrite turned light blue. And nitrate went way up. Water change later today and I'll start transferring slowly.
Pictures to follow soon!

 

[superchargedgp]

Everything is transferred over, so far no casualties

 

[superchargedgp]

Now just have to get rid of the hair algae

 

[DD]

It's looking good Mike!