Tank cycle

[sra_chipmunk]

I have had my tank running for about 2 weeks now. I dumped in live sand and I also dumped in 10 gallons of my firends water change water as well. I have a 400watt MH running (old bulb). How long before I see the tank start to cycle?

 

[rbredding]

start testing every day (or every couple days) for ammonia ..

if there's ammonia present in your system.. you're not finished cycling yet..

(I let my tank cycle for about 8 weeks.. my ammonia spike started around week 2-3 and was very quick.. - one, two days maybe)

I let the system run for another month after ammonia measured 0 before I put the clean up crew in..

 

[sra_chipmunk]

Rbredding;626507 wrote: start testing every day (or every couple days) for ammonia ..

if there's ammonia present in your system.. you're not finished cycling yet..

(I let my tank cycle for about 8 weeks.. my ammonia spike started around week 2-3 and was very quick.. - one, two days maybe)

I let the system run for another month after ammonia measured 0 before I put the clean up crew in..

I shall test it tonight when my son goes to sleep. I am hoping that i have 0 ppm's on that.

Barbra, I never moved, I was TDY to Kirtland AFB for 9 months doing some training for my new job. I am back home in GA now and decided to start from scratch on all my corals and rock. I like the challange of making a small frag survive and grow into a colony.