water changes during cycle

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  1. maxcanada

    maxcanada Astrea Snail

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    Im about 4 weeks into my cycle, my ammonia is still reading really high
    40g system with sump

    i was thinking if doing a 10g water change this weekend
     
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  2. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    What's really high, and how are you cycling the tank?
     
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  3. Daniel072

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    you can but I'm not sure I would bother.
     
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  4. rglewis

    rglewis Flamingo Tongue

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    If your ammonia gets really high and stays high... do a water change. The cycle can get stuck if the ammonia gets really high. My ammonia was at 8ppm for 2 weeks with no changes in nitrates or nitrites, did a 20% water change, and the cycle finished up in 2 days. A water change will not hurt anything at all.
     
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  5. maxcanada

    maxcanada Astrea Snail

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    8ppm on a api test. And this seems similar to what is happening to me, my nitrates and nitrites have been unchanged now for about 2 weeks, i used a couple fish to cycle it then took them out when i started reading ammonia
     
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  6. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Do a WC and lower the ammonia level to under 5 PPM.
     
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  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I am on the do a water change team.
     
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  8. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    I've done both in the past and I've always found I've had problems down the road with the systems that I performed water changes during the cycle. Mainly algae issues
     
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  9. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    mmmmm hmmmmm
     
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  10. maxcanada

    maxcanada Astrea Snail

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    Im using a 5 stage brs rodi water
     
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