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Unread 02/23/2006, 09:36 PM   #1
snookfish
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2 week cycle?

I have a twenty gallon that I put in fifteen pounds of live rock. I have checked my water everyday and watched the ammonia spike then nitirite spike and now they are both at zero. I haven't put in a cleaning crew yet because I haven't had any diatom growth. Is this anywhere close to normal? Am I that lucky? I've had freshwater for years and only seeded tanks ever went this fast. Please tell me if I can add a cleaning crew anytime soon, as I am ready for some bigger life than the tiny specks and brush worms I've been watching.


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Unread 02/23/2006, 09:40 PM   #2
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Re: 2 week cycle?

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I have a twenty gallon that I put in fifteen pounds of live rock. I have checked my water everyday and watched the ammonia spike then nitirite spike and now they are both at zero. I haven't put in a cleaning crew yet because I haven't had any diatom growth. Is this anywhere close to normal? Am I that lucky? I've had freshwater for years and only seeded tanks ever went this fast. Please tell me if I can add a cleaning crew anytime soon, as I am ready for some bigger life than the tiny specks and brush worms I've been watching.
Was your LR cured or uncured? My tank recently cycled very very fast due to it being a recently torn down setup and driven to my house and re-setup in a matter of hours.

Dave


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Unread 02/23/2006, 10:13 PM   #3
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Sounds fine to me. I'd wait a bit to be sure that something in the live rock doesn't die and cause another ammonia spike.


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