Cycle? How long before it starts?

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  1. 4phish

    4phish Montipora Digitata

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    I have had my 40 breeder running for a week now. Should my cycle have started already? I think it's going to be a long one!
     
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  2. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    if you just leave a tank full of water the water wont automatically cycle, it needs some waste added like a damsel, but preferrably just a piece of shrimp that will start you off
     
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  3. 4phish

    4phish Montipora Digitata

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    I pee'd in it,lol.
     
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  4. JAFO

    JAFO Astrea Snail

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    Could have used a beer too.
     
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  5. RPM1

    RPM1 Fire Worm

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    Thats a new one.....
     
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  6. dustin0479

    dustin0479 Peppermint Shrimp

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    Wow, eventually you will be putting haves in there........
     
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  7. clarky2120

    clarky2120 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I think it was on here that I read somebody's friend used his own waste to start the cycle. :lol: still cracks me up ::)
     
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  8. ndtechie05

    ndtechie05 Spaghetti Worm

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    throw some live rock in there...that'll start the cycle!
     
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  9. JAFO

    JAFO Astrea Snail

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    Many more things can start a cycle. Call me old school, but I still all ways recommend 1 single yellow tail damsel.
     
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  10. ndtechie05

    ndtechie05 Spaghetti Worm

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    When I first started my tank about 13 years ago I used a school of Damsels per LFS recommendation. Now I was only 11 back then so I didn't know any better. But it worked...had a 3 stripe, some dominos and the obligatory blue damsel.
     
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