test#s

fredman

New member
one week in 20 long 25lbs LS 25lbs LR one small damsel.Ammonia 0 nitrite 0.0 Ph 8.3 am I ok? Is this too soon or is this working? Fred
 
Have you been following your cycle? You have been registered for almost 6 years and you are cycling with a damsel? Naughty, Naughty!
 
you should be monitoring ammonia, nitrate and nitrate while the tank is cycling

Don't worry about the pH--it will change and stabilize over the next few months

I don't quite understand what you mean by is this too soon.
 
too soon

too soon

for the cycle to be done. 0 ammonia level. I would've thought aftet a week I would have a reading. Went away for a few years the last time I setup and ran a sw tank bioballs were the thing to use. Now LR/LS and protein skimmers. I like the look of damsels to. Fred
 
If you just bought the live rock then it will take a lot longer then one week---probably 3 to 5 weeks to fully cylce
If the rock came directly from another tank then the cycling could take 3-5 days or less

"I like the look of damsels" what stressed out because of ammonia shock :)
 
Back
Top