The Nitrogen Cycle - How to Cycle your Reef Aquarium

Becka goes over how to cycle a reef aquarium.
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[@seancolinclark]

"You aren't taking your bacteria out on a date, so you aren't obligated to remember their names." I almost fell out of my chair! 🤣🤣🤣

[@nm7957]

It’d be dope to have this in a playlist trying to start a new tank of my own and I need to follow along. Not my first tank I just blow them up every so often and get frustrated lmao

[@TheirWorldAquatics]

Awesome video, well said and delivered!!! Love the bloopers at the end. This video came at the perfect time as we are cycling our 1000 gallon tank now which has roughly 1500 gallons of water in it.

[@jonathanmartin3503]

I have to explain this on a daily basis to people. I think I go into too much details because most people (not everyone) wants to add fish yesterday... and then there is the "ugly phase" that takes everyone by surprise even though I explained it really carefully and put a lot of emphasis on "UGLY" ... they see a brown spot and think its over. Since most people use dry rocks these days, there is also the silicates part to explain a little bit. Good job on the explanation though, hope some of my future clients will look it up :) happy reefing everyone :)

[@chrismetalwilson2588]

So happy you posted this I'm currently dealing with a massive algae bloom I think because I rushed the nitrogen cycle now that I now the information. Thank you

[@ppsthlm]

Great job Becka!! 👏🏻👍🏻

[@RicardoGarcia-dn3yn]

Hi Becka! I loved this video and the way it's explained. Always is a pain in the butt this cycling process. Say hi to Than! And keep making more vídeos please!

[@edp25]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

[@g-reef]

Becka love this thank you

[@hugosandro]

This one was a riot and such a great and easy to understand explanation! “It’s not a date” lmao

[@davidhills7986]

You forgot the final stage of the nitrogen cycle. The fourth stage is where bacteria converts nitrate to nitrogen gas. It takes months for the bacteria to colonise enough to start lowering nitrates effectively though. And they only form in anoxic or low oxygen areas of your rock or biological media. Like the centre of your sump brick. This why a year old tank tends to be so much more stable.

[@rehanbinoy7820]

can you please do a video on feeding of fish and corals

[@brothergas1260]

I think I’m in love. ❤️

[@janinesnyder8250]

Oooh! What a robust anthias at 1:29ish😍

[@justinmorin6216]

In your instructions, you mentioned to dose ammonia throughout the cycle. I am two weeks into my cycle and I have dosed ammonia only once. Now for two days my perimeters read zero ammonia and 2ppm nitrite. Keep in mind, I have not dosed ammonia since the spike in nitrite. Would you or your viewers suggest I continue dosing ammonia (seeing no ammonia levels are present) or wait until nitrite levels read zero and nitrate takes over?

[@borinvlogs]

I am struggling to raise NO3 so i've starting dosing it daily. Could you do a video about dealing with Dino (amphidinium type)???

[@Markmorganhaircuts]

Hey, do you have to constantly add more ammonia during the cycle?

[@Wissperwind]

How do I know whether I have enough or too little settelement space for the bakteria?

[@Wissperwind]

In the diagram I saw that the cycle can get stuck at nitrite. Can this also happen at the ammonia peak?

[@thecarnivorecollector]

You are fine. You are good. You are funny. 🤣

[@kaotichell12]

Bloody wish i had this video 2 months ago!

[@jasonkelsey3868]

If I take 4 months to cycle a new 220 gallon tank without fish, dose Phytoplankton and grow a large pod population, can I then start with the addition of my first 10 fish all at once or should I keep my fish additions to 2-3 small fish at a time to gradually grow my bio load?

[@vikingo987]

What's the purple coral at 15:33??

[@YoosufMo]

Hey Becky

[@garrycole9187]

You have very little rocks for such a large tank.

[@ThePthinker]

You failed to see how much sand she had in the tank, along with her mentioning adding bio blocks...You cannot go on the DT rocks alone...The system is comprised of more than the display rocks - Hense the name, system. Oh and let's not forget, you have no idea what her bioload is going to be in the end.

[@lunes-1]

🤷‍♀️🐠🤷‍♀️

[@alaind.3176]

Y cycle mi tank in 3 weeks using bacteria

[@kanakkantighosh8499]

Formula of ammoniam was wrong

[@devon6610]

ka ploop

[@Arizona9001]

So you’re NOT supposed to throw in your bicycle? Ohmygahhhhhhhhh

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@@Sammy31Dee so you say there is a 1% chance lol man we are all joking here

[@brixtonbuskers]

Great video! Could someone explain the rationale / science behind the high important and high export approach to nutrients? Sure, if you have a high bio-load it makes sense that you need high export to manage that. But if you have a low bio-load, why add nutrients to then remove them? I get that high important & high export may more closely replicate natural seawater (with coral reefs getting flows of nutrient rich water which quickly then gets taken up). But I'm not inclined to assume that what happens in nature is necessarily best for corals or makes sense in a home aquarium. Thanks!