You are probably getting a bigger cycle than you expected because you used your old sand. In the future when doing a transfer like that it's best to use brand new sand (just use dry stuff, don't bother with the bogus "live" sand), and skim a few cupfuls of your old sand off the surface before you disturb it. Add that old surface sand to the surface of your new sand.
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~ Mindy
SPS fanatic.
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