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03/15/2006, 10:12 AM
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Salty Dude
 
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Cycling Question - Water Change / Clean Up Crew
Hey Guys,
My tank is nearing the end of its cycle. Here's what's going on... Amonia - 0 Nitrate - HIGH Nitrite - HIGH PH - 8.1 Alk - Little low but near normal Calcium - test in the mail. I've had diatoms growing more and more since Sunday. The coloring on the live rock is pretty faded, but I can still see some areas with faint color. I've been running just the atinic lights for 12 hours / day and dosing 1 capful of Purple Up every evening. I have 2 questions: 1) How much longer should I wait to do a water change? When I do one... how much do you reccomend? I was planning on %50. 2) How long should I wait to add a clean up crew? I'd rater add them sooner than later to prevent too much alge from building, but I also don't want them to starve. Also, I'd like to get a coral beauty or some other grazer fish so I don't want them to clean up too much... Any ideas? Thanks again, Bdare |
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03/15/2006, 10:44 AM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Granada Hills
Posts: 4,376
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as soon as your Nitrites drop to 0...I would do a water change wait a couple of days and then add your crew
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