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04-11-2004, 11:19 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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|  Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
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Posted by: Phil5613Posted on: Apr 10th, 2004, 9:00pm
Not the cycle being over but.. I have seen a tank or two that is cycled with cured liverock and the type of ls that is sealed in a bag actually show a small spike over the corse of one day and then disappear.
| I used a LS from Nature's Ocean - Bio Activ Live Aragonite. _________ 180g acrylic, 110g sump, asm g2 skimmer, 1/3hp arctica titanium chiller, kent marine ro/di 4-stage hi-s | 
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04-11-2004, 12:19 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
This is what I'm using. 
On the Nature's Ocean webpage it says:
"Now with Nature’s Ocean Bio-Activ ™ Live Aragonite Reef Sand, there is no waiting period or delay while waiting for bacteria to establish themselves. Both autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria required for rapid cycling of the aquarium are already in their natural state - a BIOFILM on the sand particles."
Could this also be the reason I'm not getting any readings on for ammonia and nitrite? | |
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04-11-2004, 07:45 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
Great stuff and my thought still follows you may have missed the amm spike _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/3phil.jpg Starting over with a 210 RR from All Glass, Lifereef Berlin sump, skimmer (installed) and calcium reactor (ordered). Aquatraders Catalina 72" 3x400 mh 10 k/4x96 watt blue PC, Closed Loop with Little Giant 4MDQX-SC and 2- 3/4 Seaswirls. | |
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04-12-2004, 07:23 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
if i leave the shrimp in the tank. how quickly should the shrimp be eaten for me to consider the bacteria has been established? | |
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04-12-2004, 12:50 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
Leave the shrimp in until the ammonia spikes and then falls! _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer. http://www.3reef.com/uploads/1craig400.jpg | |
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04-13-2004, 02:34 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY,New_York
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
HEY GAMMA CHECKING OUT THIS THREAD. *I USED THE SAME LS, AND AS YOU KNOW HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME. *SO, I WOULD GUESS ITS THE SAND. ANY ONE ELSE USE THIS BRAND OF LS AND HAVE A SIMILAR CYCLE OR LACK OF. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/Joe1.jpg&&[glow=red,2,300]Another great sig by Nautilus&&[/glow] 75gal Oceanic Reef Ready, 4x96 Power Compact, 20gal Sump, Protein Skimmer, 5 stage RO/DI Typhoon, 100lbs Live Sand, 100lbs Live Rock, 50 Assorted Snails, 70 Assorted Hermit Crabs, Sandsifter Star, 2 cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, coral banded shrimp, orange linkia star, emerald crab, sea slug, 2 Clarks Clownfish, BTA, Lawnmower Blenny, Kole Tang, Spotted Watchman Goby, 6-line Wrasse, Engineer Goby, Soft and LPS corals | |
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04-13-2004, 08:58 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
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Posted by: JOER0178
HEY GAMMA CHECKING OUT THIS THREAD. I USED THE SAME LS, AND AS YOU KNOW HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME. SO, I WOULD GUESS ITS THE SAND.
| That's good to know that I'm not alone w/this happening. | |
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04-29-2004, 11:12 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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| Re: Strange A-N-N Cycle
Well I think it's safe to say that my tank is cycled. It's been a wk and a half with
ammonia = 0
nitrites = 0
nitrates = 0
Would you guys agree? | |
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