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Damsel7
05/14/2012, 04:57 PM
Have 30 gal tank with 15lbs dry rock and put in 15lbs live rock. Got ammonia spike right after the live rock was put in. Ammonia cleared now I have high nitrates and nitrites for about 5 days. Salinity and ph are good. I assume this is the normal cycling process but just curious how long it will take for nitrates to clear and if there is anything else I should be doing.

Playa-1
05/14/2012, 05:03 PM
In your case I don't think there is anything you need to be doing at this point other then siphoning out any accumulated detritus from the dieoff and maybe a little water change here and there. Just keep monitoring Ammonia, Nitrites and nitrates and watching the cycle progress.

thegrun
05/14/2012, 05:59 PM
The nitrites usually drop about a week after the ammonia drops. Nitrates normally will not drop much on their own, make a major (30%-50%) water change after your nitrites drop to zero to lower your nitrates.

Whitelight
05/14/2012, 07:07 PM
...if there is anything else I should be doing.

Read this:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2159172