My 37 gallon saltwater reef aquarium tank, sump, and equipment

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• 37 gallon aquarium
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• biological filtration
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• mangrove sump
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[roizamann9]

awesome

[jauld]

@roizamann9 Thanks ;)

[mmancano]

Hello i have the same tank as you and i want to get corals. what light are you using my tank is 30x12x24 or what would you recommend

[thumpco]

@jauld Thank you so much!

[jauld]

@thumpco If your nitrites are not at 0, your cycle is not over. Give it some time. Once nitrite levels decrease to 0 and nitrate levels increase really high, your cycle is over. At that point you want to do a big water change...Ideal chem levels are: Nitrate - less than .2ppm, Nitrate - less than .2ppm, ammonia - less than .1ppm, phosphate - less than .003ppm, salinity 1.026, pH 7.9 - 8.4, temp 76-83.

[thumpco]

@jauld How big a water change? Last time I checked my nitrites it was in the caution area, haven't checked since. No I did nothing to seed the tank.

[jauld]

@thumpco Some tanks take longer than others. I have seen tanks take over 1 months to fully cycle. You should first see a jump in ammonia, then nitrite, then nitrate. If your nitrates are high right now, your tank may have already cycled. If so your ready for a water change. Did you do anything to help "seed" the tank to jump start the cycle?

[thumpco]

@jauld Dang its already been 3 weeks with mine. I feel like I am doing something wrong.

[jauld]

@thumpco Took about 2 weeks to fully cycle, but no livestock was added until the 30 day mark...just to be safe ;)

[thumpco]

How long did your tank to cycle?