Help Please .....

[giantbicycle]

HI i am setting up a new tank . the tank is now the 4th day of yhe cycling process. the tank is 2ft . Q1) can i dont put sand at the bottom of the tank ?i am only planning to rear common clown .

Q2) why during the 3rd day of cycling , there are brown colour like things on the bottom of my tank (only a few). Why

Q3) why there is water instead of foam in my skimmer

Q4) when then can i introduced the fish into the tank.

I am looking forward to your answer

[diabolus]

hi Mr big "ka la chia"

pls read ard this forum.

all the answers to your questions can be found here.

for a start ...read this

bawater's article

[bwilly]

hi Mr big "ka la chia"

pls read ard this forum.

all the answers to your questions can be found here.

for a start ...read this

bawater's article

as usual.

my darlin to the rescue..

slurp..

Q1) can i dont put sand at the bottom of the tank ?i am only planning to rear common clown .

can. why not. wat filter r u using btw? maybe more info. will helps.

Q2) why during the 3rd day of cycling , there are brown colour like things on the bottom of my tank (only a few). Why

algae sibo?

Q3) why there is water instead of foam in my skimmer

simei skimmer? air bubble limewood kind? maybe u overskim or place the skimmer

too low.

Q4) when then can i introduced the fish into the tank.

get test kit, check for ammonia n NO2 (nitrite). Both zero, introduce fishes.

If hardcore check for NO3. maintain below 50ppm.

[giantbicycle]

i am using a hang on bio-filter

[junyong84]

2ft need at least an external canister filter... its not that great... but its afforable..

[giantbicycle]

sorry i am using a hang on and a under gravel

[Achilles Tang]

Undergravel (UGF) but no sandbed... hmmm....

Seriously... a UGF without a sandbed is not a UGF and anyway... a UGF is unsuitable for marine.

[Razo]

HI i am setting up a new tank . the tank is now the 4th day of yhe cycling process. the tank is 2ft . Q1) can i dont put sand at the bottom of the tank ?i am only planning to rear common clown .

                      Q2) why during the 3rd day of cycling , there are brown colour like things on the bottom of my tank (only a few). Why

                      Q3) why there is water instead of foam in my skimmer

                        Q4) when then can i introduced the fish into the tank.

                                             

                          I am looking forward to your answer 

IMHO

A1) no idea ..should be ok... LFS dun have sand too... u putting LR?

A2) leave it alone.. i have that last time too but disappear aft 2~3 weeks of cycling

A3) play with the PS setting by moving it up n down n control the air input to get gd skimmate

A4) use ur test kit to test.. once the water stabalise..(mine took about 3 weeks) u can add 1 at a time.. dun rush n overload

UFG not popular with marine... heard lots of neg comment..