Refugium min cycle?

[jead85]

Recently added fuge to my setup and seems to be cycling. Is this normal? Thanks!

 

[brianjfinn]

Need more info. What size is the display tank? What size is the fuge? How long has the system been set up? What's the bio-load? What is in the fuge?

 

[jead85]

38 gallon established tank, a cin clown, diamond goby, Pygmy angel, gbta, a cleaner shrimp, a few blue hermits and turbo snails, the fuge is a lil over 3 gallons with new crushed coral, some macro algea and a 15 watt 6500k cf on it

 

[hellfire]

You obviously have the fuge plumbed into the main display right? If so, there really is no way 3G would make a 38G tank cycle. And you couldn't have a cycle in just the fuge.

Tyler

 

[ricksconnected]

what makes you think its cycling?

 

[jead85]

my wires are a bit of a mess, but i am moving soon, so i do not want to mess with it.
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[jead85]

forgot the other pictures!
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[fish scales2]

You are just going through an algea bloom in the fuge, did you use new sand? Looks a bit like diatoms, should go away in a week or so. Have you tested parameters? That would tell you if you are cycling.

 

[reeferj]

I added a DSB to my fuge/sump setup a few months ago, had the same issue from new sand. No biggie, just keep up with normal water changes and what not.