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  1. Rhoads238

    Rhoads238 Spaghetti Worm

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    Hey all,

    I'm wondering when to start doing water changes to my cycling tank.

    Current parameters

    ammonia 0

    nitrite .1

    Nitrate 40-50

    Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    How long has it been cycling and what method did you use??
    Nitrates are high so I would do a change.
     
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  3. Rhoads238

    Rhoads238 Spaghetti Worm

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    Cycling for almost three weeks. 60 gallon cube with 100lbs live sand 60 lbs live rock. Nothing in the tank yet except a cheato
     
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  4. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    I've always heard to not do any WC until the cycles over because you want that stuff in there to feed bacteria. Also.... waiting sucks. My tank has been cycling FOREVER.
     
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  5. DevinH

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    Bacteria additive and you'd be done in 2 days
     
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  6. ingtar_shinowa

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    Oh Devin, how wrong you are! lololololol. Having had my first experience I can say im am extremely underwhelmed with bacteria products.
     
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  7. Rhoads238

    Rhoads238 Spaghetti Worm

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    I added one of those bacteria supplements i don't think it works as advertised. Although I saw hardly any ammonia in my system. It "spiked" to .5ppm when i added my live rock and was undetectable a few days later. However I dont think the product did anything for nitrites or nitrates. Its hard to say that it did anything at all because I also have live sand, miracle mud and mineral mud. So who knows.

    How long has your tank been cycling
     
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  8. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    My tank took like 3 months.... forever. I used 3 bottles of Dr. Tims.

    Lost out on a couple fish for my wish list luckily Brett at nicewrasse.com has been holding a couple for me since march.
     
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  9. Rhoads238

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    wow that is forever. I hope mine doesn't take that long.
     
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  10. DevinH

    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    Weird... I added a bottle and at the time, some damsels and it cycled in a few dayd
     
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