Tank randomly re-cycled

[littlehermit0]

This was supposed to be my QT but I feel like never buying fish for my reef tank, it was an empty tank, but I cycled it anyway, I put some things in there, then no2 raised and dropped after a month, and the tank was just sitting. But yesterday I put some live animals and the tank just started cycling again I think, the nitrites raised to 0.5 ppm I'm kind of worried, what's going on?

 

[907_Reefer]

Measure ammonia and nitrAtes? NitrItes are not your best indicator.

 

[Dburr1014]

This was supposed to be my QT but I feel like never buying fish for my reef tank, it was an empty tank, but I cycled it anyway, I put some things in there, then no2 raised and dropped after a month, and the tank was just sitting. But yesterday I put some live animals and the tank just started cycling again I think, the nitrites raised to 0.5 ppm I'm kind of worried, what's going on?

This is what actually happens when you add more live stock.
Not a problem.

 

[littlehermit0]

Measure ammonia and nitrAtes? NitrItes are not your best indicator.

I feel like nitrItes are my best indicator cuz my ammonia test never showed up bad so I don't know if it works and my nitrate test kit is messed up, I tested anyway and it came up with 25ppm NO3, I'll do ammonia now

 

[Dburr1014]

This is what actually happens when you add more live stock.
Not a problem.

 

[Garf]

I put some things in there

What were these things? Looks like the new load has probably exceded the cycle load.

NitrItes are not your best indicator

A good indicator of ammonia processing however, and one of the simple tests, that is really hard to mess up.

 

[DED65]

@brandon429

 

[Dburr1014]

Oh boy

 

[littlehermit0]

What were these things? Looks like the new load has probably exceded the cycle load.

A good indicator of ammonia processing however, and one of the simple tests, that is really hard to mess up.

Agree about the testing of nitrites but I had crabs, live rock, anemones and some snails with barnacles so filter feeders, so I basically Transformed my QT into a normal tank

 

[Dbichler]

Yeah this is not a recycle this is normal bioload adjusting