aviator300 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ok, My 6 gal tank has been cycling for just over two weeks now and as of day 10, I had no ammonia spike yet. On the advice of members, I put a tsp of thawed blood worms in a filter bag and into the tank and got an ammonia spike after 2 days. I took the bag out and the next day the ammonia and nitrite were gone. I waited till today and tested again and no ammonia was present but the Nitrate was 5.0. I have 6lbs of live rock and Arag-alive sand along with a AQ50 fuge mod. Id sure like opinions on what's next. Some say to wait till after week three and add a CUC, while others say to add a fish 1st to promote another (higher) ammonia spike to make sure the tank is really cycled What is everyone's opinion on how I should proceed? Link to comment
Angel<3Nanos Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 If you used live rock, your cycle shouldve been shorter than having dry rock... Do you have any nitrites? Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 There is no set time table on how long a cycle can take. If your rock came straight out of a mature running tank and had little to no transit time then you might not see one at all. If you used dry or base rock it could take a month or more. Best thing to do is keep monitoring it for a few days, add food, or if you can, straight ammonia, and see how long it takes to be processed. Don't go adding a fish yet, you could be throwing it in a gas chamber. Link to comment
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