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05-29-2001, 05:38 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: new york ny,usa
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I have a brand new 90.i need to know what the best cycle to achieve maximum results for my reef.currently all i have 160lbs of rock and live argonite sand.
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05-29-2001, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Alta Loma,Ca
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Well, if you have all the rock and hopefully a 4-6" deep sand bed then I would say let the tank run for 6 months maybe adding a cleanup crew a month after the nitrites drop to zero. After 6 months the tank should be ready for some fish and a coral or two...that would be best.
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05-30-2001, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: St. Pete, Florida, USA
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It'll just depend on how it goes. I put my cleanup crew in just two weeks after the rock and sand, and they were fine. I did it because I was getting some diatom growth on the sand and lots of green algae on the glass. If I had waited another month the tank would have been a stinkin swamp. But I had a very short, mild cycle because my rock was never out of the water. So it just depends. Good luck.
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