Counting cycling days

[mobehtaReefs]

I am new to saltwater tanks and I have had my 125 cycling for 30 days now with 3 clownfish and 3 hermit crabs in it and I do know that your tank needs about 5 weeks to complete the process(in most cases).
What if you started the process in Feb (which has less than all months)...does it make any difference with regards to how the weeks are counted?
i.e... Feb 9th to March 8th would make it 1 month (according to the calendar) but in reality,03/09 is 24 days and that is about 3 weeks and 3 days.

I think I am overthinking this but would like to know what others think

 

[Jekyl]

I am new to saltwater tanks and I have had my 125 cycling for 30 days now with 3 clownfish and 3 hermit crabs in it and I do know that your tank needs about 5 weeks to complete the process(in most cases).
What if you started the process in Feb (which has less than all months)...does it make any difference with regards to how the weeks are counted?
i.e... Feb 9th to March 8th would make it 1 month (according to the calendar) but in reality,03/09 is 24 days and that is about 3 weeks and 3 days.

I think I am overthinking this but would like to know what others think

Counting days doesn't work. For the ammonia cycle it's generally based on ability to convert ammonia to nitrate. If you can go from 2ppm ammonia to 0 in 24 hours a tank is cycled.

 

[lapin]

A tank is always cycling. Add more fish and food then bacteria increases.

 

[mobehtaReefs]

please ignore...duplicate

 

[mobehtaReefs]

I am new to saltwater tanks and I have had my 125 cycling for 30 days now with 3 clownfish and 3 hermit crabs in it and I do know that your tank needs about 5 weeks to complete the process(in most cases).
What if you started the process in Feb (which has less than all months)...does it make any difference with regards to how the weeks are counted?
i.e... Feb 9th to March 8th would make it 1 month (according to the calendar) but in reality,03/09 is 24 days and that is about 3 weeks and 3 days.

I think I am overthinking this but would like to know what others think

HIGH Ph	AMONIA	NITRITE	NITRATE	SALINITY
7.8P -8.0	0 PPM	0 PPM	0 PPM	2.06

Don't know if these helps

 

[brandon429]

Counting days with bioload present 100% works. Your cycle is done, see a cycling chart for proof. You can begin reefing now. You already have been reefing in fact, continue. Add some corals

 

[brandon429]

Bacteria in a bottle, Myth or Fact

Did the online calc indicate to use one mil in the tank for your gallonage

www.reef2reef.com

Consider Stevens posts here. I didn’t want it to seem like I just pop in to make contrary cycling calls we found out the whole issue is like solving math equations you can work from more than one direction to get the same ends. Following a known submersion timeline solves for the time variable on a cycling chart, and from # of days underwater we can solve for the ammonia control param which is the only one that matters in reef cycling