john57
Member
I am very new to the hobby. I purchased a biocube 29 3 weeks ago and put my water and live sand in place. Ph stayed at about 7.8-8.0. Nitrites, nitrates and ammonia were zero.
I put in live rock three days ago. It was said to be cured, but did have an odor when it arrived and I knew it needed to cure again. A day after I added the rock, the ammonia spiked to 8+. I've been testing for nitrite and nitrate and both are 0.
I expected a 1 to 4 week cycle. I had read to change some of the water in about a week, but with the high ammonia level, should I be changing some water more frequently, or just let the cycle take it's course?
I've read all about the mods for this system, but I'm going to run it stock for awhile until I get more experience.
By the way, I've been lurking around here for about a month and have gotten a huge amount of helpful information. Thanks
I put in live rock three days ago. It was said to be cured, but did have an odor when it arrived and I knew it needed to cure again. A day after I added the rock, the ammonia spiked to 8+. I've been testing for nitrite and nitrate and both are 0.
I expected a 1 to 4 week cycle. I had read to change some of the water in about a week, but with the high ammonia level, should I be changing some water more frequently, or just let the cycle take it's course?
I've read all about the mods for this system, but I'm going to run it stock for awhile until I get more experience.
By the way, I've been lurking around here for about a month and have gotten a huge amount of helpful information. Thanks