ElevenEleven
Reefing newb
Hey, I have a 40 gallon tank that has been running for approximately 7 days. I have 5 Blue/Green Chromis, one Pink Smith Damsel, one Crab, Live Rock, and Live sand. I have two power heads and one Marineland power filter that filters 70 gallons.
The first couple days the water was very cloudy but now the water has become very clear and pristine looking.
The problem I have is knowing if my tank has started cycling or not. I checked the ammonia levels and they are reading between 1.0 and 3.0 ppm.
I am not showing any nitrites. My Nitrates are reading 20 ppm. So Im showing nitrates and ammonia, but why am I not showing nitries yet? Im thinking the nitrates are just from something else, and that the true cycling is still at ammonia. Should I be expecting a nitrite spike pretty soon?
Im juts really confused when can I add the things that I want other than damsels. How long di dit take your tank to cycle? Although Im showing those ammonia readings my chromis seem to really be thriving. Has my cycling process began or what? Am I doing everything right so far?
Also, how long will it take before critters start coming out of my fiji live rock. And how long does it take for coraline algae to spread from live rock onto dead rock? Thanks alot in advance for all the replies.
The first couple days the water was very cloudy but now the water has become very clear and pristine looking.
The problem I have is knowing if my tank has started cycling or not. I checked the ammonia levels and they are reading between 1.0 and 3.0 ppm.
I am not showing any nitrites. My Nitrates are reading 20 ppm. So Im showing nitrates and ammonia, but why am I not showing nitries yet? Im thinking the nitrates are just from something else, and that the true cycling is still at ammonia. Should I be expecting a nitrite spike pretty soon?
Im juts really confused when can I add the things that I want other than damsels. How long di dit take your tank to cycle? Although Im showing those ammonia readings my chromis seem to really be thriving. Has my cycling process began or what? Am I doing everything right so far?
Also, how long will it take before critters start coming out of my fiji live rock. And how long does it take for coraline algae to spread from live rock onto dead rock? Thanks alot in advance for all the replies.