Dave Pacek
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Well, I'm on day 12 of cycling package part 1 in my new 110, and I've still not done a water change. Except for the first 24 hrs, when there was a barely measurable ammonia spike (less than .5), the parameters have been consistently 0 ammonia, .1-.2 nitrite, 5 nitrate (I'm not checking nitrate daily, as it didn't seem to mean a whole lot until the nitrites are 0), pH 8.1.
Do I just let this continue, working on the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" theory? I'd hoped that the nitrites would drop to zero within a few days of the ammonia, but that hasn't been the case.
The tank looks great... happy critters all over the place. There's still sponge die-off, but the crabs are doing a much better job of cleaning that off the rock than I could. Counted at least a half dozen of the guys happily munching away this morning.
Dave P
Do I just let this continue, working on the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" theory? I'd hoped that the nitrites would drop to zero within a few days of the ammonia, but that hasn't been the case.
The tank looks great... happy critters all over the place. There's still sponge die-off, but the crabs are doing a much better job of cleaning that off the rock than I could. Counted at least a half dozen of the guys happily munching away this morning.
Dave P
