TerraAimee
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi everyone. I'm at the end of my fishless cycle and my ammonia and nitrites are dropping to 0 within about 30 hours now. With my nitrates around 80ppm or higher. I thought I would see an explosion of diatoms by now. Should I keep dosing until I see an outbreak?
I originally was forced to put my live sand and mostly dead rock plus some live in totes before I set this new tank up. It was in there for about 3 weeks. I believe it cycled in there first. (I wasn't keeping a great eye on it besides for water changes toward the end....bad bad I know! )Would this cause me to not have a large outbreak? I mean, i see a slight coating of brownish color but nothing insane.
I also don't have my lights yet (on their way!) So I'm not getting the full effect. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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I originally was forced to put my live sand and mostly dead rock plus some live in totes before I set this new tank up. It was in there for about 3 weeks. I believe it cycled in there first. (I wasn't keeping a great eye on it besides for water changes toward the end....bad bad I know! )Would this cause me to not have a large outbreak? I mean, i see a slight coating of brownish color but nothing insane.
I also don't have my lights yet (on their way!) So I'm not getting the full effect. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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