New 120 Gallon Half Circle Setup !!

[THEDLO]

30mL of vodka

OMG!!!!! how did u calculate that much?

 

[stunner620]

lol i know im stupid, what has to be done now?

 

[THEDLO]

lol its all good. let this be a lesson! read till u understand, then practice lol. fortunately there wasnt any livestock in there. water changes. eventually the bacteria will consume the carbon but that would take months so i would do 30g changes every other day, 7 times. i believe that equates to a 100% change.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

afernandez, this is a new setup.. got the rock shipped from LAX. overnight bout a week ago, water was about 50 percent clear and i messed up... i was suggested 50 % water change and adding carbon.... bought 20 lbs of miricale mudd but i dont think i should put that in yet( or should i?) i added about 30mL of vodka... any other ideas?

I'm still wondering, was the rock shipped fully cured ? Or did you cure it yourself ? Btw, for removal of the vodka. Try 3 - 25% water changes, but do one then wait two days to the another. And carbon will also help rid of contaminants.

 

[afernandez]

live aquaria? if so they dont ship rocks with water = die off even with 24hr out of water. even if its "live rock" you should still cure. its not too late.... i think you got confused with active carbon and carbon dosing (world of diffrence). i would suggest to turn off your lights for now for less algae growth problems. do as these guys tell you make some water changes and dont dose anything yet.

 

[stunner620]

no not live aquaria.... i got it wet and the water was clearing up so not everything died, then when i put the vodka i think i completley kill everything..

 

[stunner620]

thanks for the info, hopefully everything works out..

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Yeah, everything should workout buddy. Just be paitent and get all of the gliches out before you add any live stock.

I say, let the system cycle at least 6 weeks and if all the parameters match up to what animals you're trying to house. Then, go for it.

 

[stunner620]

bump. i received my miracle mud today and 5lb of carbon also did a 20 gallon water change.... does anyone know if i should the add the mud now or after my cycle is finished?

 

[afernandez]

Personally I would not add the mud... If you want to u can but I see no benefit <(my opinion). If u are going to add it now is the time but if you do add it will turn you water brown again (due to the debri of the mudd). Hope this helps

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Do you have an ecosystem sump ? I started a new tank with the ecosystem miracle mud and on the secound week of cycling you would have to add the mud. The third week, macroalgea (chatoemorpha was my choice). Don't forget, leave your refiugium lights run 24hrs. Then let cycle for 6 to 8 weeks. The longer you let the tank cycle the stronger system is going to be. Meaning that it will be biulding up beneficial life for feeding your reef (zooplankton, phytoplankton,copepods, ect.). You can keep the light on your main tank off during this period. And if you want, on your sixth week you can add a cleaner crew.

 

[afernandez]

IS the mud for your tank or your sump?

 

[stunner620]

pauliwalnuts, thanks man great info.... but no i dont have an ecosystem sump, you can what i have on the first page =]

 

[stunner620]

afernandez, its for my sump i got 20 lbs, $67 dollars for 10 lb + 10% off on black friday on aquacave.. pretty sick deal

 

[pauliwalnuts]

I've read the complete thread. Still I tought. Maybe, you had something in back of that sump or some sort of hang-on. It's realy hard to tell by the pic where you're going to placing the mud. Can you take a pic of the area ?

 

[afernandez]

I though it was for your dt(main)...

 

[lenny21]

agree with afernandez, i also see no benefit in adding mud now. and no worries it will all work out

 

[stunner620]

yea i think ill just do what pauliwalnuts told me sounds like a plan...

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Cool... I would like to see some picks of where the mud is going (just curious).

 

[afernandez]

+1