cycle too fast???

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mmills007

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i just set up my tank like 2 weeks ago and i just tested my tank 4 nitrite,nitrate and ammonia with API test kit. Nothing wrong its just weird to me to see these people having problems with cycling anyways everythings at zero. Have u guys heard of a tank cycling so fast? I started with tap water and stress coat and marine buffer. Have been replacing evap. with ro water from lfs. I have 55 gal tank w/ pump and wet/dry for a 75 gal. 3 pieces live rock,live sand about 3 inches substrate and a powerhead for a 60 gal tank. I have bio balls in my sump. Went through the brown diatom phase and I bought 3 mexican turbos and an algae(lawnmower) bleeny and they ate that crap right up. I also need some tips on my water being too hot im at 83 degrees which i think is too hot my light is a nova extreme 48" ho t-5 u think this is the cause? I also cleaned the impeller on my pump and made sure theres no sand inside the housing for the impeller. :screwy:
 
I would suggest you did not cycle the tank, or it did not sufficiently cycle. What did you ammonia rise up too? and what did you use as the ammonia source?

To cool your water, buy a clip on fan and let it blow across the water surface...
 
i used lr and a piece of rock with a sponge on it that i got from the ocean and some real live sand that i got from an island off my boat do you think it went through the cycle? Whats the reason for ammonia cycle i mean the brown diatoms had to feed off something right also i had the tank set up before like 1 year ago and i kept the bio balls submersed in clean sw all that time so i know there is b. bacteria living on my balls lol.......oh yeah thank 4 the idea for a fan never even thought about that
 
Yes, your tank could've cycled quickly, perhaps because the ammonia source wasn't really significant. Simply putting bioballs in water doesn't mean bacteria will grow on them. Have you begun adding livestock besides the blenny and snails? The ammonia from new livestock will begin to feed and grow your denitrifying bacteria. Keep checking for nitrite/nitrate spikes and just do partial water changes in case these happen.
 
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