j007dreamer
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is it good to run a skimmer while cycling the tank ? I've been givin differant infomation some say yes others no. which is it ? i have it running right now and it doesn't seem to be taking much out of the water and when it does it is just dark brown water not that foam that it should be ?
its a 45 gallon and i got about a 4 inch live sand bed and 20lbs live rock and 20lbs base rock.
it has all been up and running for about a week now and the Ammonia is off the chart 0.8 or higher
nitrate is at 10 or lower and nitrite is 2.0 or lower Alk 3
Is this all normal for right now and what can i expect to see happen
Anyone have a good site with information about Cycling and again is the skimmer a good idea for right now ?
and one more thing, should the lights be on ?
its a 45 gallon and i got about a 4 inch live sand bed and 20lbs live rock and 20lbs base rock.
it has all been up and running for about a week now and the Ammonia is off the chart 0.8 or higher
nitrate is at 10 or lower and nitrite is 2.0 or lower Alk 3
Is this all normal for right now and what can i expect to see happen
Anyone have a good site with information about Cycling and again is the skimmer a good idea for right now ?
and one more thing, should the lights be on ?