nitrogen cycle

[soviet union]

my ammonia is at 0 and nitrites are at 0 but my nitrates are at 20 is this normal its been cycling for 5 weeks i used live rock and sand.

 

[Hemmdog]

Sounds like your cycled

 

[soviet union]

even for corals

 

[redfishbluefish]

Hold on.....when you say "live" rock, was it truly alive, purchased wet, and covered with some goodies? If you added dry live rock, the nitrates you're seeing are coming from the rock curing.


I'd test if the cycle has done it's thing by adding ammonia.

 

[soviet union]

yes it was wet it was in a tube of water with a light above it i also got dry rock

 

[Qasimja]

yes it was wet it was in a tube of water with a light above it i also got dry rock

it sounds like you are cycled to me