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H45
08/15/2014, 07:03 PM
Currently fishless cycling my 30gal. Three days of frozen cubes of brine shrimp to get it started. A small pinch of flake fish food every so often for the past week. By the looks of the chart am I getting close?

I want to do it right but waiting is torture!

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reepher315
08/16/2014, 05:16 AM
I only used one piece of regular shrimp to start the ammonia process. You dont want to over do it because then it will take longer to get your ammonia back where it belongs. 3-4 weeks is your best bet depending on your live rock situation. Sometimes it takes longer... Its worth the wait not to kill a bunch of expensive livestock.

Fallling
08/16/2014, 06:49 PM
You still have ammonia (and nitrite), so likely another week, maybe 2. When nitrate starts to spike higher, that's when you'll be getting close to the end.