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Hi all, This is my tank.

cycling for 3-4 days.

the water are still cloudy .

I am thinking of adding in nitrifying bacteria

Tank Specs

Nuvo Nano 20 (2ft x 1ft x 1ft ) 15 gallon

IM Ghost protein Skimmer (Destop)

IM marine sky light (18W ) x 2

mediums ( ROWA carbon + BioSphere)

Red sea coral pro salt

Caribsea Arag-Alive Bahamas OOlite Sand (20lbs)

Parameters are as shown in the pic

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Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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yup, i put the liverocks inside.

thinking of dosing bacteria this afternoon.

Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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Nice tank!

Its about one month before cycling is complete. So before that water is cloudy and smell a little foul. Ammonia should be zero and nitrate below 20ppm before you can add anything.

You can start your water change regime once your ammonia is zero and add livestock slowly eg one a week or 2 weeks. Later there will be a brown diatom bloom that covers your liverock. Pretty ugly but they go off after couple days to a week. You might want to off the lights to discourage algae growth.

Happy reefing!

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lol forgot about the bacteria dosing. Never used them myself so i cannot comment. Heard that they helped to shorten the cycling period. So no harm trying, since its a long month wait.

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Dosing bacteria definitely shorten the cycling process. No doubt abt it.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Bro, just add some filter wool and dont do anything for the next few weeks except testing the water para and washing the filter wool.

Yup bro , I will add in. Thanks

Just got my bacteria.

On the way home to dose !!

Thanks to Green Emrald @mersiling

Nearest from woodlands .

Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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ammonia spike !!!

And traces of NO2 and NO3 !!

So excited !

What should I do next?

To bring the the ammonia , I added Bacterias .

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Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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hi. fyi your tank is 20gal not 15gal.

24 x 12 x 12 =3456 cu. inches

3456 divided by 231 = 14.96 gallons or rounded off as

15 GALLONS ??

Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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24 x 12 x 12 =3456 cu. inches

3456 divided by 231 = 14.96 gallons or rounded off as

15 GALLONS ??

Your tank name already state 20 gallon.

And the dimension is as below (pull from online), unless you measured otherwise.

  • Dimensions: Length: 24” Width: 15” Height: 13”
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Your tank name already state 20 gallon.

And the dimension is as below (pull from online), unless you measured otherwise.

  • Dimensions: Length: 24” Width: 15” Height: 13”

yeah my bad.

including the sump behind, its 20 gallons,

i was measuring only the front area.

Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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Ammonia spike is a normal sign the tank is cycling. It should take 7-10 days for the ammonia to continue to climb. Then one fine day it will suddenly drop to low or zero. Same for nitrite.

Nitrate experience is a little different from last time i ask around. Mine dropped to almost zero, some reefers just do large water change to drop it. Maybe becos i have algae turf scrubber and chaeto in sump.

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Looks like bacteria are working so hard to covert XD

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Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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ammonia has dropped !! Does that means I can start put in my cleaner crew !?

Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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Display tank+ Build in sump : 24" x 15 x 13 (6mm High Clarity Low Iron Glass ) Nuvo Nano 20

Lightings : Innovative marine skyy light (6x3 watt) x 2

Chiiler : Hailea HS 28a (set @26 C)

skimmer : innovative Ghost protein skimmer

Reactor : coming soon .. :)

Wave Maker : Boyu wave maker wm 15

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Ammonia and nitrite must be undectectable. Nitrate preferably below 20ppm. If u put in put in clean up crew now, high chance they will up lorry. Its hard but a patience goes a long way.

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