Cycling

The tank is now up and going, and the cycle has started.

I am cycling the tank so that the bacteria can colonize in the sand, which makes the nitrogen cycle possible. An uncycled, sterile tank is a factory for ammonia and nitrite.

For more information about the nitrogen cycle, Go here: http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/biologicalcycle/a/nitrogencycle.htm

I have decided to get one ocellaris clownfish, and one banggai cardinal fish, for the tank.