Well, i think my cycling is almost done!

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    I decided to check my paremeters, after 48 hours of having the skimmer on.

    My results:

    Ammonia: 0
    Nitrite: 0.05
    Nitrate: 10
    ph: 8.6
    Alkalinity: about 1.6

    how long will it take for all of my tests to go to 0
     
    Puffer Chick, Sep 7, 2009
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  2. TROYBOY84

    TROYBOY84 Feather Duster

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    how long have you been up and running?
     
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  3. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    takes awhile before nitrate goes down, but as soon as nitrite hits zero, you can add first livestock.
     
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  4. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    just turned 5 weeks old
     
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  5. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    sweet! i was so stoked that my ammonia was finally at 0. I was amazed how fast the skimmer worked, just 2 days ago i still had some ammonia
     
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  6. TROYBOY84

    TROYBOY84 Feather Duster

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    i was on the same time frame as you, and the first fish i added were two blue-green chromis, they are still around today, so i think you should be fine IMO.
     
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  7. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    what i might do is pay off my credit card some, then buy some clean up crews, and if they last get my first fish
     
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  8. LoJack

    LoJack Sea Dragon

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    congrats!
     
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  9. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    5 weeks...put in a yellow tailed damsel to get the bio going...clean up crew around 7 / 8 weeks...everyone is not all the same....but thats about the time frame I used...you need a fish in there to get things going....or else what will the clean up crew have to do....except sit'n round wait'n to be fed? : ) JMO
    Good Luck... Nice job... waiting is hard.
     
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  10. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    thanks! i think i'll be able to buy CUC and fish in a week or two. hopefully by then everything will be at 0
     
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