cycling

markyc123 · Jan 15, 2022

hey guys.. i set up a water box cube 20 dec 31st and my ammonia and nitrites are still high.. now getting a little algae in the sand. was wondering if anyone had any advice or tips on to what’s going on and why it’s taking this long? or how to get it down to 0. thanks guys

PeterEde · Jan 15, 2022

Leave it do it's thing.
Did you use live rock?

BrianAnthony · Jan 15, 2022

My 12g nano took 2 months. It can be frustrating... Everyone's tank is different.

Garf · Jan 15, 2022

markyc123 said:
hey guys.. i set up a water box cube 20 dec 31st and my ammonia and nitrites are still high.. now getting a little algae in the sand. was wondering if anyone had any advice or tips on to what’s going on and why it’s taking this long? or how to get it down to 0. thanks guys

Is ammonia on its way down? I play it safe and wait for nitrites to get to zero but plenty folk don’t and I’ve yet to see any issues with that. If ammonia was dosed initially to say 2 ppm, that’s really overkill if your going to stock lightly.

fishmonkey · Jan 15, 2022

Just be patient. It will happen. Did you use dr tims or fritz?

Dan_P · Jan 15, 2022

markyc123 said:
hey guys.. i set up a water box cube 20 dec 31st and my ammonia and nitrites are still high.. now getting a little algae in the sand. was wondering if anyone had any advice or tips on to what’s going on and why it’s taking this long? or how to get it down to 0. thanks guys

Which bottled bacteria did you add? Ammonia should be down by now.