carbon in when cycling

[seabass]

New to the salt water scene. I have a ? about carbon when cycling a new fish tank do you keep the carbon in the sump. from my over flow i have floss on top a drip plate another thing of floss then a bag of porcelain cylinders then i have a bag of carbon then a spung. The tank has been cycling for 2 weeks now. i know patience is a must I have been testing couple times a week. the reason why am asking if the carbon has anything to do with the nitrites. The reading am getting from my nitrites .3 or less..
I will be getting live rock this week and putting it in my tank

Thanks
Tony

[jonathan]

i wasn't able to make much sense from your explanation of your filtering set-up, mainly because i haven't heard about a couple of the pieces of equipment you mentioned. in regards to the carbon, carbon is a medium used for promoting water clarity and it some cases neutralizing chemical warfare between corals. i don't see the harm in running the carbon nor do i see the benefit of running it during the tank's cycling. hopefully someone else can chime in with more information....

[amcarrig]

If you are cycling the tank with live rock, you will most likely want to run carbon during the cycle to reduce the odor that the curing rock will produce.