there are some on here that promote NOT to do water change(s) during the "cycling" since it will lengthen the time of "cycling" and prohibit the correct bacteria to form. and then theres me. i have gone toe to toe with some people on this site that a 20% water change needs to be done during "cycling" when the NH3,4 reaches the toxic level of 1 ppm. the reason for this is the toxic level of NH3,4 will prohibit life. the names of these people are left out so im not to offend anyone. heres a link to help understand why a 20% water change needs to be done during "cycling".
Reefkeeping 101 - Completing the Initial Set-up by Tom Murphy (aka WaterKeeper) - Reefkeeping.com
and heres a portion of one of the paragraphs
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Now here is a point I wish to make—Do Large Daily Water Changes on the Curing Vats. One of the most common Newbie misconceptions in that not changing water will speed up the curing process. It is the other way around. With less nasty junk in the water column, the bacteria will be able to digest the dead stuff on the rock. It also helps get rid of toxic ammonia, keeping it from killing some of the live things that the rock contains. There is no reason why one should not do 100% water changes on curing rock. It will pay off with a better quality finished product that is ready in far less time.
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