week3 of cycle nothing happening

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  1. darenshan54

    darenshan54 Plankton

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    ammonia between 0.25ppm-0.5ppm, not matter how big of a watter change
    Nitrite <0.1ppm. Shouldn't something have happened by now? I used Cycle, and Stresszyme...
     
    darenshan54, Sep 13, 2009
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  2. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    you should not do a waterchange during the cycle....just let it go.
    I am not familiar with the chemicals you used.
    Was the rock cured etc?
     
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  3. ninty

    ninty Flamingo Tongue

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    Have you got any LR in, a system will mature in it's own time just be patient.
    I had nitrite a reading for the first 3 month's this was mainly down to the LR i had.
     
    ninty, Sep 13, 2009
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  4. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    it takes a while for a tank to cycle, every tank is different, some tanks only take 2 weeks where others can take up to 12. I'm on my 6th week cycling, so just have a lot of paitence, it's a long process but it's worth it
     
    Puffer Chick, Sep 13, 2009
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