12 Gallon Nanocube looking for advice

[bryancb]

Well been up and running for 10 days now and all 0's
Got a tip to leave lights off so running in the dark now
First pics are of first days, last few are from today
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[SoLiD]

That's good, but I don't know if 10 days would be enough time for a tank to cycle. It usually takes 3-4 weeks minimum. I'd put a raw dead shrimp in there and leave it in there for a day. Test your parameters the next day and test for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. Your nitrate should register something and your ammonia and nitrite should be close to if not zero.

[excal]

welcome to maast. my tank took 3 1/2 months to cycle. every tank is different just take things slow and everything should be fine.

[bryancb]

Yeah i didnt figure it was cycled just giving an update
and wanted to post some pics

but now got another question about zoas
when i got my rocks i found one on front piece, and about 5 days later i find one on my big back piece but i swear it has moved
and now today it looks like its on same piece just different section
do they move or do i got something else?
it looks identical to the tiny one i have which hasnt moved
wish i could get a pic of them both but can figure out how to take a good shot

[SoLiD]

Hmmmm.... Zoa's don't move around unless it has broken free. Try to get a picture. See if your camera has a "macro" mode on it. It will help your camera's auto focus work better on a close up shot. Also might help to shut off the pump for a little while when taking pictures. You can also move the rock closer to the glass to allow you to take a better picture. Then move it back when you are done with it.

[bryancb]

Took a crappy cell phone pic to Gabes and he told me it might be a Mojano(thanks for the help, especially since you could barely see)
started looking for those and saw a tulip anemone in a pic, and its got to be that
looks like its not as bad as aiptasia but guessing i should remove them

whats the best way to remove these?
ive got aiptasia x, or should i just pluck them out?

[SoLiD]

Majano's are worse than standard aiptasia. There are things that eat aiptasia, but none that I know that eat majano's. Only way I know to remove them is to manually remove them with a knife or burn them off.

[Drift Monkey]

That's good, but I don't know if 10 days would be enough time for a tank to cycle. It usually takes 3-4 weeks minimum. I'd put a raw dead shrimp in there and leave it in there for a day. Test your parameters the next day and test for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. Your nitrate should register something and your ammonia and nitrite should be close to if not zero.

Definitely DO NOT do this because it will only rot and could lead to unwanted bacteria growth; adding pure ammonia is safer and more direct. If you put decent LR in the tank there's a good chance it has enough bacteria on it to gobble up the ammonia that's being produced by the decaying shrimp. If the rock came from an established tank with fish in it there's a good chance you are wasting your time with the shrimp and just producing nitrate.

FWIW, it took me about two weeks to cycle my tiny 3G tank...

[bryancb]

Well i got rid of the pests and all seems fine
On the 8th was given a chromis. The little guy had gotten trapped in the HOB skimmer filter for about 2 days(luckily it was off) before he was given to me so i wasnt giving him much chance, but so far hes doing good. Tested after i got him and showed maybe a .25 in ammonia, and since then running all 0

[allan]

You should be seeing a rise in nitrates. This will be a definite sign that you're cycled.

Chromis are pretty hardy, I've still got the four in my tank that I started with all those two years ago