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Other than when you first put water in your tank, how is it possible to have -zero- amount of ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? I thought that once you have -zero- ammonia and nitrites (after a spike, that is), you would have trace amounts of nitrates, not -zero-. Am I wrong? My ammonia test...

If you add cured lr to your tank, but it was shipped to you, then it goes through a cycling period, correct? At what point do the ammonia levels start to elevate? Is it possible for no increase in ammonia levels for 3+ weeks? In addition, what are some good, easily readable test kits...

Sorry for the constant questions, but only a few more: Now that I believe the tank has cycled, do I perform my regular water changes now? -and- Can I add the above mentioned inverts at once, or should I only do 2-3 at a time? Thanx again!

When I say "looks" about zero, it is because my eyes have a little trouble telling the difference between yellow and yellow with a slight green tinge! In response to the algae question, yes, I have some diatom action going on in the tank, and one small patch of green algae on one of my lr. In...

Allright, here we go: I've got a 20 gallon long tank with ~30 lbs. of lr that I put in about 3 weeks ago. I think that it is now cycled, but I am unsure. My ammonia levels look just about zero, my nitrites are zero, and I have a small amount of nitrates. My salinity is 1.023, temp 82 degrees...

here's a question: i'm still in my cyling period, but i have some green/brown algae growing on my sand and a piece of pvc in my tank. what should i do?

couple of questions: first off, i have a twenty gallon long tank with about 10 pounds of lr (ordering 20 more as we speak) and about 2 inches of ls in the bottom. my ammonia levels are negligible, as are my nitrite levels. i don't think i have actually hit my cyling period yet, and there is a...