thincat
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If you cycle your tank with the proper amount of LR and sand the cycle would take the same amount of time for a 5g as it would for a 100g tank. It's not a set amount of time. It's the time it takes for your AQ's liverock to process a given amount of ammonia. The cycle processes ammonia to nitrites to nitrates and all this is done by the bacteria in your LR and finally lowers your nitrates by doing PWC's. And you monitor this using your SW testing equipment. Also you should do the testing not your LFS. It's an amazing process and you should do your own testing to follow the phases of your SW tank.