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April 28th, 2007, 06:15 PM
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Still Cycling?????
Just Need Some Input.
I Test My Water Every Other Day. Today(4/27) Being One Of Those Days. My Figures Are Wierd To Me ..... My Ammonia Seems To Be Down From Between 1.0 & 3.0 To 0.5 & 0 Which Is A Good Thing. But The Weird Thing To Me Is That My Nitrite Did Spike About 2 Days Ago Reading Around 3.0 Now That Dropped To Right Around .5-1.0 Which Is Still High. I Thought That Once The Nitrite Started Falling The Nitrate Was Going To Spike Or Rise. It Has Been Staying The Same For About A Week Now Right At 20 Is There A Chance That The Nitrate Will Not Really Go Up But The Nitrite And Ammonia Still Drop ?????? Little Confused. I'm Not In A Rush But Just Want To Make Sure Everything Is Normal Right Now. I Want To Add About 15 More Lbs Of Fully Cured Reef Rock That Has No Growth At All On It So It Shouldn't Start The Cycle Again. Any Suggestions Would Be Great Thanks Like Always!!!! Ray Current Aquarium(s) Description: 35 gallon hex,40 lbs base rock, 5 lbs of tonga 15 LBS FIJI LR ,live sand,CSS 65,koralia 1,maxi 400 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: started MAY 2007 !!!!!!!! Other Intrests: HUNTING,FISHING,PLAYING GUITAR,VIDEO GAMING 
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#2
April 28th, 2007, 07:34 PM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
it looks like everyting is cycling ok...i see no bad in adding more live rock...just keep monitoring your parameters..
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April 28th, 2007, 09:11 PM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
Hey RAYRAY are you seeing any algae yet?Some people don't always see a large nitrate spike after the cycle.The algae could be using it up or maybe some anerobic bacteria is breaking it down.Even adding fully cure live rock can start a mini cycle again,just be aware that the possibility is there.
Good luck...you are almost there.
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April 28th, 2007, 10:55 PM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
ALL MY REEF ROCK THAT I BOUGHT WAS PURE WHITE, RIGHT NOW I DO HAVE WHAT LOOKS TO BE GREEN ALGEA ON ONE OF THE BASE ROCKS WHICH LOOKS PRETTY COOL, IT ISNT SLIMMY , IT LOOKS LIKE A PART OF THE ROCK. I WAS HOPING IT WAS coralline algae.
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April 29th, 2007, 02:38 AM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
Did you receive my pm?...just encase
When looking for live rock try to get some with decent coralline coverage,it will seed the rocks you have and help spread the coralline.Yeah it may start a cycle again but it should go pretty quick.
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April 29th, 2007, 02:59 AM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
Can Coraline algea be green?
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April 29th, 2007, 07:42 AM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
Coralline can be green,if its hard and flakes off like the purple,pink stuff.
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April 29th, 2007, 06:25 PM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
interesting i've never heard or seen that. thats cool
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May 1st, 2007, 08:49 PM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
Well Now I Have Brown Algea Staring To Show Up... Not Good Right ???except That I Know My Tank Is Almost Cycled Right. I Changed The Time That My Lamps Are On To Just About 4 Hours Now So That Might Help With The Algea. I Want To Get A Clean Up Crewm But The Nitrites Are Not At Zero Yet. Guess Its Just The Waiting Game Now ??????
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 35 gallon hex,40 lbs base rock, 5 lbs of tonga 15 LBS FIJI LR ,live sand,CSS 65,koralia 1,maxi 400 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: started MAY 2007 !!!!!!!! Other Intrests: HUNTING,FISHING,PLAYING GUITAR,VIDEO GAMING
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May 1st, 2007, 11:18 PM
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Re: Still Cycling?????
Wait til Ammonia and Nitrite is at zero before adding a cleanup crew.
Good Luck
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