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12/23/2009, 11:46 AM
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New Tank Cycle
Moved rock from 25 gallon nano to 40 breeder with new sand. It's my understanding that all new tank builds go through a cycle - dyno, cyano, hair algae. Just want to know if this is accurate. Do all tanks go through this cycle and how long should I expect it to last considering the live rock was from an old tank?
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12/23/2009, 11:48 AM
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if all the stuff was cured in the nano and moved over you should be good
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12/23/2009, 01:08 PM
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+1 you shouldn't see a cycle and if there is one it'll be quick and you may not see it.
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12/23/2009, 02:38 PM
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Yeah, I'm starting to see the dynos start to cover the new sand. I remember reading somewhere, that there will be a cycle regardless. Something about establishing bacteria in the new sand (this is new sand, not old sand from the old tank).
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12/23/2009, 02:58 PM
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12/23/2009, 04:25 PM
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Cured rock
I used cured rock from my 90 to my 120 used new sand bed and the cycle took 6 + weeks . I got this huge crop of what looked like brown cob webs, If i had it to do over I would first use a 200 micron sock on my line into the sump and change itevery 2 days. I thought it would never go away...
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12/23/2009, 05:13 PM
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I set up my biocube that way with rock and water from my 55g. I never noticed a nitrate spike but I did go thru that algae cycle . Took about a month.
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12/23/2009, 05:16 PM
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Have you got that bright yellow green algae on the glass and rock yet. If i remember right that is what I saw first. the stuff would come off easy with a swish of my hand but would be back in like 4 hours till it stablized.
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