New Reefer
Hello everyone
I have been involved with high tech planted tanks for a few years now and have decided to give marine a go.
I purchased a mini reef 150 and have upgraded the lighting, skimmer, return pump and some plumbing. The tank has 11Kg of LR. ( I will add a picture later....I am at work whilst writing this).
I filled the tank up 2 days ago using RO water and Red Sea salt....my salinity is currently just under 1.022 but I have read on the Red Sea salt mix that I should aim for a salinity reading of 1.024 is this correct?
Cycling::: when I purchased everything the LFS gave me a cycling kit from Red Sea called Reef mature pro kit, apparently this kit contains everything needed with detailed instruction on how to exactly cycle my 1st marine tank. I did not purchase this kit it was given to me for free.
I have read a lot on the cycling process and have read the various different approaches people take to cycle their tanks....So now I am a little confused. The average cycle time that most people do, so I have read is between 6-8 weeks. The Red Sea program gets the cycle done in 21 days if the program is followed correctly.
Now I am in no rush to cycle my tank and don't mind if it take 6-8 weeks but I have the Red Sea kit and am thinking about using it to cycle my first marine tank.....
What does everyone think?
Thanks
I have been involved with high tech planted tanks for a few years now and have decided to give marine a go.
I purchased a mini reef 150 and have upgraded the lighting, skimmer, return pump and some plumbing. The tank has 11Kg of LR. ( I will add a picture later....I am at work whilst writing this).
I filled the tank up 2 days ago using RO water and Red Sea salt....my salinity is currently just under 1.022 but I have read on the Red Sea salt mix that I should aim for a salinity reading of 1.024 is this correct?
Cycling::: when I purchased everything the LFS gave me a cycling kit from Red Sea called Reef mature pro kit, apparently this kit contains everything needed with detailed instruction on how to exactly cycle my 1st marine tank. I did not purchase this kit it was given to me for free.
I have read a lot on the cycling process and have read the various different approaches people take to cycle their tanks....So now I am a little confused. The average cycle time that most people do, so I have read is between 6-8 weeks. The Red Sea program gets the cycle done in 21 days if the program is followed correctly.
Now I am in no rush to cycle my tank and don't mind if it take 6-8 weeks but I have the Red Sea kit and am thinking about using it to cycle my first marine tank.....
What does everyone think?
Thanks
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