New Bimac Tank

[Brock Fluharty]

Fishfreak,

The bacteria in the live rock and filter media still has to colonize the whole tank. Just as you snapped at me in your thread "cycling only takes a few weeks, the maturatio process takes 3 months". I think he said (could be wrong) that his uncle is selling them, and that he is just bringing him one.

 

[Fishfreak218]

this is from a mature tank......
(what causes Ph swings in a new tank??)

 

[DHyslop]

Brock,

In this case he is probably transplanting enough filtration (in the rock and the bioballs) that he likely won't have much of an issue with the nitrogen cycle. That's not to say he isn't moving too quickly (I think he is, but he's clearly already made the choice).

Now lets all step back for a moment and think before we post so this doesn't devolve into another slug-fest.

Dan

 

[Nancy]

Dan's post seems like a good note on which to close this thread.

As I mentioned, if you have other questions, Zeus, please post them on this forum or Tank Talk, and we'll respond.

Nancy