customdusty
03/12/2008, 02:44 PM
I'm 4 weeks now into my 90g reef build and I'm wondering if I should expect to have a cycle, which I have not yet detected. I'm patiently waiting and am in no hurry, except to fight my algae blooms.
I used 80lbs live sand and 140lbs live rock which was taken from established aquariums of over 2 years. Life is abundant on the rocks and looks good, with the exception of some hard corals which didn't do well without light for some time and algae has bloomed and is covering everything.
After 4 weeks of testing, I have detected no ammonia, no nitrite, no nitrate and my other tests show:
Temp 77-80
SG 1.025
Alk 3.0
pH 8.1
Calc 420
I'm running my skimmer, which is only producing some brown tea at this point, alternating days with the lights to control the algae, and have adequate water movement.
I'm curious as to if I will have a cycle because everything I introduced was from mature sysems already.
Any thoughts?
I used 80lbs live sand and 140lbs live rock which was taken from established aquariums of over 2 years. Life is abundant on the rocks and looks good, with the exception of some hard corals which didn't do well without light for some time and algae has bloomed and is covering everything.
After 4 weeks of testing, I have detected no ammonia, no nitrite, no nitrate and my other tests show:
Temp 77-80
SG 1.025
Alk 3.0
pH 8.1
Calc 420
I'm running my skimmer, which is only producing some brown tea at this point, alternating days with the lights to control the algae, and have adequate water movement.
I'm curious as to if I will have a cycle because everything I introduced was from mature sysems already.
Any thoughts?