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09/30/2011, 11:58 AM
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Cycling a tank
If I have a nano tank brand spankin new and I add water, rock, and some sand from an already established tank, what's the general time it should take to fully cycle and become stable?
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09/30/2011, 03:24 PM
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If it's all coming from an existing tank you may not have a cycle. If you have no ammonia for a week you're good to go.
Personally I'd use new sand and seed it with a couple of small scoops of sand from the other sandbed. Unless you've regularly cleaned the sand it could have a lot of nasties in it.
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09/30/2011, 03:34 PM
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+1 on a week of ammonia & nitrites testing at zero. Good luck on the new tank!
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