Tank cycling
Ok another bit of conflicting info..
My tank 140 g running a protein skimmer, refugium, and sump.
My tank has been running for 10 days, the water is clear ph = 8.0 ammonia = 2 Nitrate = 2 slat water meter is 1.025
On advice I put in 2 clown fish 3 days ago which are doing very well ( what pigs) and I have a rock full of mushrooms. Other bits of live rock have some type of feather dusters apearing.
I started this tank with some cycled live rock and sand, as well as adding some live rock that was near cycled (information given to me)
I have not seen any algae blooms yet nor have I seen any spikes in readings.
Some in the stores tell me that my tank may have cycled very fast because of the live rock and sand, others say that I need to wait, and what I have so far is not a good idea. I only bought what I have on recomendations.
My mushrooms are growing like mad in the short time I have had them, I have algea growing on the live rocks at a rapid pace (had the power heads pointing right at the rocks on advice), and the fish are very active.
Hope some one here has a thought and can put this all in perspective for me, time is not an issue.
Robert
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