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03/12/2009, 04:39 PM
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Cycling my tank
Ok, so here's the deal...about a year and a half ago I went to Florida on vacation. I thought I had a reliable person taking care of my tank, to my surprise I came home to a hopelessly dying tank
 so to make a long story short, I am now cycling my tank, it has been running for almost a month now. The skimmer is now slowing way down (from filling the cup in about an hour to now only filling about 1/4 of the way in several weeks.So, I guess my question is, about how much longer do I need to cycle? I haven't tested the water yet as I don't have a home test kit but does it need to cycle as long as the first time?
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03/12/2009, 04:40 PM
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You need to test for ammonia. When the ammonia is gone you should get a diatom outbreak. Thats the cycle end.
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03/12/2009, 06:44 PM
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I'm thinking the tank will take closer to 5 or 6 months. thats about the normal time. a deep sand bed will also help it cycle faster. hope this helps.
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03/12/2009, 06:55 PM
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How big is the tank? Do you have any live rock? There are alot of variable not mentioned, when I cycled my tank I never received a diatom break out. Just depends on nature and what is "starting" your cycle. Amm at 0ppm and nitrates<10 are a good start but not always a true indicator. Patience is key, everytank is different. Good Luck
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03/12/2009, 08:59 PM
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03/12/2009, 09:00 PM
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Sorry don't know what I was thinking i know I should have posted size, etc
72gal bowfront 100lbs rock (had great growth before the crash but the rock has been dry for about a year. ~50lbs sand (same as rock except a frnd gave me a small container of his sand to help seed the tank) small sump with skimmer 3 Maxi jet 1200 T5 lights Pic from b4 the crash: 
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I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life. -George Burns Stacy Fawn Heitkamp Current Tank Info: 72gal bowfront, 90lbs LR, 40lbs LS, 2 MaxiJet 1200s, 1 Maxijet 900 w/Hydor, 260W PCs, AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, Niger Trigger, Lunar Wrass, FoxFace Rabbitfish, Panther Grouper, Rock Boaring Urchin, Brittle Star, and adding more corals all the time! |
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