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03/10/2010, 11:54 PM
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Question about cycle
Hello, my tank has been up for 5 days and i tested for ammonia,nitrite,nitrate and all are showing 0. Is the tank cycled already?..seems a bit fast, tank has about 28 pounds of LR. Or is it too early to show signs of ammonia etc.
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03/11/2010, 12:02 AM
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Need a little more info.
How many gallons? LR from the LFS? Have you added anything to create an ammonia spike? Has there been days since day 1 that tests were different? Just to name a few. But most likely it hasn't cycled. HTH
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03/11/2010, 12:07 AM
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its a 29G tank, LR came from my lfs, i was told that some of the die off on the LR would start the cycle...is that wrong? all tests have shown as 0 since day one
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03/11/2010, 12:22 AM
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If your rock was well cured from the LFS then there is a good chance you may not get much of a cycle or not notice a cycle at all. Test it a couple of times over the next week and you should have a better idea if it has/hasn't/isn't. Good luck
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03/11/2010, 12:26 AM
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Ok thanks a lot!
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03/11/2010, 12:43 AM
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drop some flake food in the tank and check for ammonia tommorrow and the next day, then add some more and do the same.
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