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	What kind of cycle can i expect?
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	its a 20H. 20lbs of live sand, 23lbs of live rock. I just put in 2 scarlet hermits. What kind of cycle can i expect with that setup? Should i add a fish and/or some more inverts soon or wait a bit? Thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Test your water, you will get a high ammonia. The cycle should be over in a few weeks. After your nitrites drop you can start adding fish. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	So even with the live sand and rock i should still expect it to take a few weeks?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	My tank cycled in about 5 days. Time will vary. I'd expect 2 weeks max, maybe sooner.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
fishheadfred Fish Addict Posts: 708 Kudos: 653 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Jul-2003	ummm....the ammonia spike will kill the hermits right?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	That depends on how high the ammonia gets. If it gets over 1.2 there could be problems. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	I had quite a few hermits and snails that came on my live rock, it was someones old tank, so they gave me most of the inverts. I lost very few/none of them during the cycle.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	just did some tests, ammonia was at .25 (I think .25, it was the lowest positive reading), nitrites at .5 and nitrates at 20.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	From the looks of it your over the hump for ammonia and on the nitrite cycle. .5 is a bit high, over .2 is high. Watch your levels close, I suspect the nitries will hold level for a few days then start to work down. Your ammonia should be at or near zero in a day or two. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	ammonia is at 0, nitrites went down a little.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40


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