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Originally Posted by sully08
I just started up a 220 with 100lbs. of macro rock for a base and I added 60 lbs. of well cured live rock, about 8 years old from another tank. after about 18 days I have not seen a ammonia spike, nitrite or nitrate. Is it possible to bypass the cycle if the live rock had a sufficient enough bacteria culture. There was pretty much no die off from the rock. Do you think I could start to add a few fish?
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No do not add a fish until you verify your readings.
What are your readings? I would also take a sample of your tank water to your LFS to verify your readings in case your test kit is off.