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26 G Bowfront at least 30lbs of live rock 2 inches of caribe sugar "live" sand 2 450 gph power heads 100 w fluval heater ph 8.0 ammonia < 0.25 ppm nitrites 0.0 ppm nitrates spiked to 40 ppm salinity 1.0245 temp 78 deg f Tank has been running for 1 week, I just did a 4 gallon change and will retest tonight I am having a hard time being patient and REALLY want to add somthing to my tank . |
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![]() Give it a bit more time, unless this was pre cured rock, its likely just the first wave, all the bacteria that turned your No2 to NO3 will die off as you now have 0 No2. Its probably already started to happen, giving you the .25 ammonia reading. Keep testing and you should begin to see lower and lower spikes until things stabilize. On the other hand if the rock has already been cured, you may be lucky, keep testing and you will see when it stabilizes.
Once the cycle is over, do a large water change to knock the No3 down. That is unless you plan on doing w/c during the cycle. |
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![]() That live rock came out of a well established tank. Ill keep checking every day and plan on next week to add my clean up crew.
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![]() the only thing that happens fast in this hobby is a CRASH!
BE PATIENT
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Crap happens, that's why they sell toilet paper in 48 roll packs! |
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