brown covering everything

[Europhyllia]

8.2 seems perfect to me

[clay]

Well i used a turkey baster and blew most of the brown stuff off Saturday. It seems not to be coming back nearly as much I also used ro/di saltwater from the lfs for the water changes. My phudochromis looks much better now too. How long should i wait b4 puttin in some xynia and other softie frags?? Also the refigum idea sounds very cool but i really don't know were to start with that, do i just cut the black film off the back of the tank and put a light close to it? I have a nice lil power compact only about 4 in long from a pico 1 gallon if that will work.

[SoLiD]

"Take it slow. I started with this....." How did you get a picture of my tank
ya you are not far at all

I did a test last night 0 nitrites, 0 ammonia, 20ppm nitrates, and 8.2 PH
so i think the cycle is getting close to being over with. but i need water changes bad
I'm not sure what the PH is supposed to be but it seems a lil high

I'm pretty sure if your Ammonia & Nitrites are 0 then your cycle is over... Unless you add some large live rock pieces...