Setting up new aquarium, in need of bacteria

[Zaid]

If anyone is willing to sell me some bio balls with bacteria from your sump, Im in desperate need to speed up the cycle in my new 120g aquarium. Im willing to trade new bio balls for the ones In your sump if that is more convienient. Please call or text Zaid @ (915) 540-5536

[hobogato]

welcome to maast zaid

please dont think people are ignoring you, i dont think there are many people here that keep bioballs in their sump.

[Zaid]

Just looking for bio balls from other aquariums or ceramic pellets, just got a new canister filter and need the bacteria to get the cycle going, also running it with a 10g sump. Wanted to get some fish in soon.

[Zack]

Just looking for bio balls from other aquariums or ceramic pellets, just got a new canister filter and need the bacteria to get the cycle going, also running it with a 10g sump. Wanted to get some fish in soon.

I would say to slow things down just a little bit, no need to rush to add fish my friend. The thing about our tanks that I've learned from both trial and error, and from other users success is that only the bad things happen quickly.

[SoLiD]

Hello Zaid, my name is David. I'm sorry that we have not had the time to redirect your enthusiasm in a more constructive area, but give me moment of your time and I will try to point you in the right direction.

First thing is first. No matter how hard you try, in the majority of cases, there is not much that you can physically do to speed up you natural nitrogen cycle. We have to wait for the bacterial populations in our tank to mature enough to handle all of the waste. It usually takes about 4 weeks for this to happen. The most important thing is to make sure you have something in there that will produce ammonia (decaying matter) to feed the bacteria along this process. This "Ammonia" will help bacteria to grow in population size. At the end of your cycle you should have 0 ammonia in you tank because in short it will kill what every living thing that is in there be cause it is very toxic to fish and coral life.

Secondly, decide what type of marine environment you want to create. Do you just want Fish Only With Live Rock (FOWLR) or a Full Blown Reef of some sort. They require different filtration methods and husbandry practices. I suggest that you find someone knowledgeable in the hobby to direct you to a much more successful way of starting out. There are a ton of us that can tell you all of the things not to do. Most of us when first starting out did so many wrong things that it was Not Even Funny. It's so much more of an enjoyable hobby when the things we put in our tanks don't die within days of putting them in there.

Thirdly... This is the hardest one at times... Have Patience!!! Nothing good happens fast in this hobby; Only the bad stuff. Read as much as you can because you will always have something new to learn in this hobby. I don't know anyone who knows it all as we are always learning. You Tube has a vast wealth of informative videos to help guide you along so check those out too.

Lastly, I will leave you with this nice little video I found from Bulk Reef Supply. Check out all of their videos because I think that you will learn tons from just watching them.


http://youtu.be/UwRvd5kS4wY

[koa25]

Hello Zaid, my name is David. I'm sorry that we have not had the time to redirect your enthusiasm in a more constructive area, but give me moment of your time and I will try to point you in the right direction.

First thing is first. No matter how hard you try, in the majority of cases, there is not much that you can physically do to speed up you natural nitrogen cycle. We have to wait for the bacterial populations in our tank to mature enough to handle all of the waste. It usually takes about 4 weeks for this to happen. The most important thing is to make sure you have something in there that will produce ammonia (decaying matter) to feed the bacteria along this process. This "Ammonia" will help bacteria to grow in population size. At the end of your cycle you should have 0 ammonia in you tank because in short it will kill what ever living thing is in there.

Secondly, decide what type of marine environment you want to create. Do you just want Fish Only With Live Rock (FOWLR) or a Full Blown Reef of some sort. They require different filtration methods and husbandry practices. I suggest that you find someone knowledgeable in the hobby to direct you to a much more successful way of starting out. There are a ton of us that can tell you all of the things not to do. Most of us when first starting out did so many wrong things that it was Not Even Funny. It's so much more of an enjoyable hobby when the things we put in our tanks don't die within days of putting them in there.

Thirdly... This is the hardest one at times... Have Patience!!! Nothing good happens fast in this hobby; Only the bad stuff. Read as much as you can because you will always have something new to learn in this hobby. I don't know anyone who knows it all as we are always learning. You Tube has a vast wealth of informative videos to help guide you along so check those out too.

Lastly, I will leave you with this nice little video I found from Bulk Reef Supply. Check out all of their videos because I think that you will learn tons from just watching them.


http://youtu.be/UwRvd5kS4wY

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[Zack]

BRS's how to guides are very helpful. I have helped two friends start tanks and it was always the first resource I used. Newyorksteelo on youtube is also very good, also check out ricket'sreef