Teeka's 120 build

[Teeka01]

My nitrates had reached way above 100. I had a real deep pinkish purple on the Salifert test kits. Now they are somewhere between 50-100. they are not a 100 as the pink is not that dark. The color is a little darker then the 50. I am getting the base rock today. After my hubby gets home we will do the aquascaping then I will post some pictures.

[Teeka01]

I just got back from my LFS. I had him test my water, Good news. I have a small trace of ammonia and nitrites. It looks like my cycle is winding down. When I test the Nitrates it was a very light pink about 5. So I am going to give it another 2 weeks then add the cleanup crew.

[FragOutpost]

As soon ammonia and nitrite hit zero you can start adding some critters. Your cycle seems to be going pretty quickly. Next time you are at the LFS grab a couple of snails and see how they do.

Let me know when you get your fuge set up and I'll send you some chaeto. Since dosing the prodibio the chaeto has completely stopped growing and almost looks like it might be on the decline. If it starts to turn brown I will have to toss it out to prevent any nutrients from being released back into the tank. The strands already appear to be getting thinner.

[Teeka01]

It is set up now I had the guy who made my sump add a fuge to it.

[Teeka01]

Yeah my cycle is going alot quicker then I thought it would. But from the reviews I read about Premium Aquatics that is average. It was very clean rock. No odors when I opened the box. I have read on other forums that their rock when they get it stinks up the whole room for a while. My never did that. No PA doesn't pay me to say how good they are. LOL

[Teeka01]

Ammonia, Nirites, and Nitrates are all 0. Yipee!! I added 5 snails to so say test my water. I finally got the rock work arranged to make us both happy. I have changed the rock a few times trying to achive this. Here is a couple of pictures on what we agreed with.

[Teeka01]

Oops The second picture was suppose to be this one.