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	Nitrates and nitrites
FantomFish Hobbyist Posts: 120 Kudos: 183 Votes: 1 Registered: 30-Jan-2004	Ok i am cycling my first sw tank. It is a 55g with 10 lbs of Live rock. I dont know exactly how to cycle the tank though. All i really know is i need to get the ammonias to nitrites and then to nitrates. I now have a kinda low ammonia of about .25-.5. The nitrites are about 5.0 and the nitrates are about 20. I dont know why the nitritess arent going away. If anyone can help me in any way i would very much appreciate it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	The nitrites can take a while to go down. They wont drop to zero until you ammonia hits zero first. How long has your tank been cycling? Also, the more live rock you have, the faster it will cycle. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
FantomFish Hobbyist Posts: 120 Kudos: 183 Votes: 1 Registered: 30-Jan-2004	Ok well thank you for your inpu. I am just anxious to get this tank started and i dont want to kill the live rock or anything like that. It has only been cycleing for a week and i think i might get more live rock soon.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	It will take a few weeks to finish. Just test the water every few days. Each time you add more live rock you will get a mini cycle, but that should only take a day or so. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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