Am I ready for my CUC

[jejenkins]

Just wondering if it is possible I am ready for my CUC.

BC 14 with 21 lbs live rock (purchased cured)

Week one chemistry was zeros (assuming cycling had not started)

Last week had

SG 1.022

pH 8.0

Ammonia 0

Nitrite 0

Nitrate 10 (die off, something going now)

 

Today

pH 8.0

Ammonia 0

Nitrite 0

Nitrate 0

 

I have some brown algae on the sand, some algae formation on the rocks. Not running any type of Chemical filter (had carbon in til yesterday). Is it possible that the cycle has "done it's thing" in 3 weeks? My only guess if so is that the rock was indeed cured and the transition was smooth to my tank.

Thoughts anyone?

Jon

[Project7Studios]

Ohhh sounds like my tank right now!

 

Hehe, sooooo someone help us out! haha

[bdare]

If it's only been one week I would DEFINITELY wait longer. Nothing good comes quickly in this hobby. What test kits are you using?

[DrCooper]

I had the same type of situation. I added a small amount of CUC and doing GREAT

 

4 hermits, 8 Snails and tank doing great

Keep on your water quality and just monitor

 

 

Let me know

 

PM me

 

great luck

 

Matt

[jejenkins]

If it's only been one week I would DEFINITELY wait longer. Nothing good comes quickly in this hobby. What test kits are you using?

 

It's been 3 weeks. Week one zeros.....week two slight bump in ammonia, nitrate to 10............week 3 zeros again and brown algea growth present.

 

Using API master SW kit.

Jon

[bdare]

It's been 3 weeks. Week one zeros.....week two slight bump in ammonia, nitrate to 10............week 3 zeros again and brown algea growth present.

 

AHHH... my misunderstanding. What test kits are you using?

[VDub90]

If your zeros accross the board like that then I'd say go for it.