Is this normal for a cycle?

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  1. billybaldwin3

    billybaldwin3 Skunk Shrimp

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    Set up n running only 3 days now.
    Threw in a dead shrimp the first day.
    Tested daily.
    Ammonia has only just gotten to .5 (today)
    And nitrites are already showing up...

    is this normal?
     
    billybaldwin3, Mar 12, 2014
    billybaldwin3, Mar 12, 2014
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  2. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    Sounds like you're underway. Seems they all vary a bit.
     
    Av8Bluewater, Mar 12, 2014
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  3. billybaldwin3

    billybaldwin3 Skunk Shrimp

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    ok cool. i'm gonna make a thread showing my tank with sand n water in a sec. :)
     
    billybaldwin3, Mar 12, 2014
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