Cycle?

[FanAromatic]

Hi Bro,

On top of what Bro Jon-san mentioned. You might want to use magic clean paper for water clarity, I used these paper, and my tank is very clear.
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=425507

cc is for stabilze your pH, since your pH drop to 5, it is time to put cc.

Just my thought. Why not throw in some small fishes, so that you will know whether your tank is in good condition. Cheers.

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by FanAromatic

Hi Bro,

On top of what Bro Jon-san mentioned. You might want to use magic clean paper for water clarity, I used these paper, and my tank is very clear.
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=425507

cc is for stabilze your pH, since your pH drop to 5, it is time to put cc.

Just my thought. Why not throw in some small fishes, so that you will know whether your tank is in good condition. Cheers.

Not necessary (on the small fishes). Those (assuming feeders) are surprisingly hardy and can withstand harsher water conditions than most pedigree lifestock.. e.g. aros, rays etc.. so even if they survive, might not mean anything. Look at the conditions which they are kept under at the LFS.. but using them to cycle on the other hand is ok. Helps to prevent mosquitos from breeding too.

[issacyeo]

Originally Posted by clozzman

bro issac, sufficient BB really result clear water is it??

Originally Posted by Jon-san

BB is just one of the things that can help to achieve clear water. Others include your mechanical filtration, your tank maintenance, feeding methods and feed type, etc.

thanks Jon-san for answering. Yes, there are many factors in achieving clear water. having sufficient media and bb is one of the more important factor.

[FanAromatic]

Originally Posted by Oneiromancer

Not necessary (on the small fishes). Those (assuming feeders) are surprisingly hardy and can withstand harsher water conditions than most pedigree lifestock.. e.g. aros, rays etc.. so even if they survive, might not mean anything. Look at the conditions which they are kept under at the LFS.. but using them to cycle on the other hand is ok. Helps to prevent mosquitos from breeding too.

Your analysis is fair. No doubt about it that some feeders are hardy, anyway, just my thought, as some Bros here are using small fishes, yap.. as mentioned by you that to prevent mosquitos breeding.

[issacyeo]

Originally Posted by dollsir

Thank you for answering my question.. Ok so if my ph remain at 5 . So I k slowly bit by bit intro CC. What is OS?
So once is stable need not WC and k intro fish, so if fish inside for a week then WC?
How do we know we have sufficient media?? Cos my tank is those tank maker do and they just put many abt 70% of biohome and 30% of CR. So in fact all this media allow BB to cultivate?? Or should I put in more CR??
Lastly should I add in 1 piece of dead prawn everyday to cycle??
Thank you!!

os is oyster shell, as previous elaborated by another bro. generally OS is preferred over cc as they tend to last longer.
once u intro ur fish, ur WC is up to ur own personal practice. there is no universal correct method.
how big is ur sump? how much vol of biohome and CR do u have? 70-30 ratio in a 2ft sump VS same ratio in a 4ft sump is very different. medias, as the name suggests, serves as a medium where bb will colonise and cultivate. whether to add more CR depends on how much u alry have, and how much fish u wana keep in the tank.
for cycling, i dun think u need to throw 1 piece everyday. once shld be sufficient.

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by FanAromatic

Your analysis is fair. No doubt about it that some feeders are hardy, anyway, just my thought, as some Bros here are using small fishes, yap.. as mentioned by you that to prevent mosquitos breeding.

Haha.. can also la.. just that if they die means the condition might be super bad.. was just reading that the longkang fish can survive super harsh water temp and conditions..called mosquito fish in USA in singapore should be a strain of guppy? If those fishes die in your tank, means confirm got problem..

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by issacyeo

os is oyster shell, as previous elaborated by another bro. generally OS is preferred over cc as they tend to last longer.
once u intro ur fish, ur WC is up to ur own personal practice. there is no universal correct method.
how big is ur sump? how much vol of biohome and CR do u have? 70-30 ratio in a 2ft sump VS same ratio in a 4ft sump is very different. medias, as the name suggests, serves as a medium where bb will colonise and cultivate. whether to add more CR depends on how much u alry have, and how much fish u wana keep in the tank.
for cycling, i dun think u need to throw 1 piece everyday. once shld be sufficient.

Sorry to go off topic a bit, but how effective is the 70/30 ratio for bh/cr? I currently have quite a lot of CR, Bacteria House but no Biohome. Was wondering if I should get?

Originally Posted by Jon-san

Hi. Just some thoughts. Since you are doing fishless cycling, my suggestion is to get some baking soda, slowly add in to your tank until your ph stabilises slightly above 6.0. Continue the cycling but try to maintain the ph above 6.0 with your adding of CC(coral chips)/OS(Oyster Shell) and/or baking soda. This is because, generally, at ph below 6.0, the re-production rate of BBs are drastically reduced and their efficiency at carrying out Nitrification is significantly affected as well.

Your current media setup looks good, using 70% BH and 30% CR.

Whether to add Nutrafin Cycle everyday or not is up to you. I believe the bottle instructions do indicate what the dosage method should be for new tank cylcing, water change, etc. I added Nutrafin Cycle everyday when I was cycling my 1.5ft-er. I only stopped when I detected my Nitrites level start falling. Cycled my tank in 6 days. Had a good load of ammonia to start off the cycling though, coz I was using ADA New Amazonia soil. Lots of "food" to sustain a larger and faster multiplication of the BB colony.

Baking soda? k buy from NTUC huh? i never use baking soda b4. i always try add CC bit by bit k ?

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i have attatch my tank the amount of CR and biohome etc.. So another question is if i shall put CC inside .

CC should put on top of the biohome ?which i always do so.

or CC should put at the pump compartment??

My 2 tier of 5ft tank both using the same media like that.It was done by a tankmaker a few years bk so should be ok ?

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infact my system the biohome and CR and pump compartment always fill the most is abt 60-70% water as guided by the ppl which make my tank.But every few days i have to top up water to enable the pump to have enough water to pump up.Therefore do u guys always top up water also put anti chlorine?? I did put but hor i find it very "Siong"

Thats y i thought of a way,i have attatch a fountain setup photo,inside the fountain no fish no plants.ONLy just water,i was thinking is it ok to use the water there to top up my fish tank so i dun have to top up fresh tap water and put anti chlorine.. cos last time ppl use age tap water to remove chlorine.Do u think k work?

And last question is CR k reuse even after 5 years?cos i dunno i go throw away.How abt CC?k use how long?