Hey I am currently cycling a biocube 32. My current tank is a 55 gallon(2years) with 2 clown fish, a wrasse, and corals including an anemone. I am planning to transfer everything from that tank to this cube once the cycle is complete. I went with dosing ammonia route for the first time and i started my tank with 10lbs of reef saver dry rock and 10lbs of live sand. I also put some new pond matrix in a filter bag. When i started my tank I dumped a bottle of bio spira and began dosing dr time ammonia chloride. It has been almost 3 weeks now. I follow the instructions and dose to 2ppm ammonia and nitrite. I read that to ensure the cycle is complete 2ppm of ammonia and nitrite should zero in 24hours. Such as this week, when i dose 2ppm of ammonia/nitrite it takes around 36-48hours for both of them to fall to 0. And i tested nitrate as well today which is 20ppm. I’m wondering if my cycle is complete for me to add one of my clownfish. Or should I keep dosing to 2ppm ammonia/nitrite? It seems that the ammonia falls to 0 in about 1 day but the nitrite takes another day to fall to 0 making it 48hours. Other than that temp and salinity is stable.
Is my cycle complete?
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Flippers4pups
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Sounds like it's cycled. Do a small water change and add a couple fish. Test again in a day or two. Should come out the same with ammonia 0, nitrate 0 and nitrate 10-20 ppm.
As long as there isn't any ammonia showing at that time, then your should be cycled and can add your live stock from the other tank.
As long as there isn't any ammonia showing at that time, then your should be cycled and can add your live stock from the other tank.
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thank you! and is it safe to add some of my corals as well?
Flippers4pups
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^ this.
