Cycling my tank....help

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JHawk82

There was nothing on my rock for 8 days. I added some cheato and in two days this is what my rock looks like. Its a new tank and I know its going to do this but should there be this much build up in 2 days?
 
Hi,

Looks about normal, you did start with ro/di water right. :) Also looks like you have very little LR and alot of base rock. :wink: How's your cycle progressing.

Cheers,
 
Just keep an eye on your water quality and keep up with the water changes. If it doesn't fix it in a few weeks, readdress it.
 
@JHawk82 wrote:
yeah there is a lot of base rock. It going but I havent seen a jump in nitrites. Yeah I am using ro/di water. said:
Are your Ammonia levels decreasing...staying the same??????


Cheers,
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Youll see the brown diatoms for awhile... maybe a month or so and the cyno will come and go as well. Some people recommend water changes during a cycle, I prefer just to let things run their course. It takes more patience but I think it helps the foundation of the system build stronger in the end. If you can handle the time and unsightly things that will grow that is :)
 
prefer just to let things run their course said:
I agree with Dave. This looks very normal to me and should not cause alarm. Keep testing your water for ammonia; nitrites and nitrates as the first 2 move to zero and Nitrates go up you can start adding a clean up creaw and they will make short work cleaning the tank.
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My cycle was done a month and a half ago and mine looked worse then that. Make sure you don't have your lights on for more than 8 hours a day.

Once my nitrates and ammonia fell to zero I waited a week, tested again. When the numbers were good I added a reef cleanup crew and they had removed most of it within a week.

After the week was over I got a lawnmower blennie and a sand siffting gobbie.

I have two wrasses in there now and I'm about to start adding corals and a few more fish.
 
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