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Mr. Limpid, I came home tonight and tested everything at zero. It seems like I've cycled. Check params tomorrow and probably do a water change. Just curious to what a good specific gravity for coral and fish would be? I'm currently at 1.022 (hydrometer) Eventually I'll buy a Refractometer.

I see you're in Illinois. I'm in Chicago. I'll check out World of Tanks later on. Love war games.

Should I do 20% water changes every two weeks? I see you're a gamer, do you have Xbox or PS3?

I read somewhere that the Ace brand of ammonia was the one to use, no surfactants. Thanks for the advice. I think I'm midway through the cycle. I can convert 2ppm of ammonia in a day. My nitrites and nitrates are off the chart. Just waiting for the nitrites to start dropping. Takes forever I guess.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid What are you dosing with to get ammonia? Why are you not just using a raw shrimp? Basically your ammonia consuming bacteria started first so they have a step up on the nitrate consuming bacteria (personal I think they are slower at converting) The ammonia...

I have a question for you. I'm doing a fishless cycle in a 12 gallon nano. I have about 6 lbs of cured live rock and 6lbs of dry rock. I'm into my 3rd week. I'm able to convert 4ppm of ammonia in 24 hours. When it's at zero I re-dose to 4ppm. The problem I'm having is that my nitrites are off...