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Old 12-25-2008, 04:23 PM
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Did you use that hagen Cycle, if so you dont really get a spike or much of a cycle. I know that from 4 other tanks
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Old 12-25-2008, 05:33 PM
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Did you use that hagen Cycle, if so you dont really get a spike or much of a cycle. I know that from 4 other tanks
No, just LR, live sand and chromis.
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Old 12-25-2008, 07:05 PM
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holy heck with a tank that size you sould add like 2 bottles to get the cycle going too
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Old 12-25-2008, 07:07 PM
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Asmodeus...did you find that it actually sped up/finished the cycle or just got the ball rolling?
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Old 12-25-2008, 07:14 PM
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yes it did it slow,y brought it up to the proper levels so basisly you dont get a spike... you have to triple dose actually to get the right spot and then you can have stuff in at 2-3 weeks

for my 120 gal i used 2 big bottles a bit of a over kill. but it worked
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interesting...I'll have to take that into consideration the next time I set up a tank...My 90 just finished cycling (bout damn time) but I've got a nice long 135 that sure would look good as a reef...herm....
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yes it did it slow,y brought it up to the proper levels so basisly you dont get a spike... you have to triple dose actually to get the right spot and then you can have stuff in at 2-3 weeks

for my 120 gal i used 2 big bottles a bit of a over kill. but it worked
Hummmmmm, sounds like it's worth a try.
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Old 12-25-2008, 10:00 PM
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seriously get 2x 500ml bottle they do 500 gal each I think and pour it in and watch what happens ok ... trust me it will cycle soon and faster then you think
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