Cycle question

[casalt]

I'm at the end of week 2 and and trites and trates went to zero but my Amon came back up to .25 . Is this considered cycled or does the Amon still need to go down. The algae growth stopped and everythings still alive, I even see some purple coraline showing. Just an idea is that the amon came back due to inadaquete filtration. 1 hob 400gph biowheel powerfilter and one powerhead with a filter. I'm builing a new stand to fit a new sump I'm just not sure of when I should fire the sump up. I dont want to mess up the cycle if thats still going. Setup imformation , 55gl tank, 60lbs live sand , 35lbs LR, 20lbs BR, 3 damsels, 4 hermits, one bottle of cycle.

 

[Fragmented]

Adding a sump shouldn't do any harm at all. It can only help.

 

[kevin95695]

Sump it sooner rather than later. I'm no expert, but I'd say you're still in the early stages of cycle if you're showing any ammonia. Get a skimmer on that bad daddy while your at it.

 

[casalt]

Thank you for the help. If I was already thinking that, then we cant all be crazy ......right.

 

[MandM]

It's going to take some time for things to settle, hang in there and resist the impulse to buy more fish for a few months at least. If you haven't been to a MARS meeting yet, try to make it and get some advice there as well. We have nice library for members to check out books. I highly recommend spending $40 on Bob Fenner's book, The Conciencious Marine Aquarist. It will save you far more than $40 if you read and follow it.