bededog
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I posted my first thread about two weeks ago. I have a 46 gallon tank. I had taken my LFS's advice and put two damsels in my tank after only one week. I was then going to buy some uncured live rock and asked you all if that was a good idea. I now know that it would have been a bad idea.
I had decided after reading a lot of advice here that I would return the damsels and use the uncured live rock to cycle my tank. Well, the LFS wouldn't take the fish back. Hence, I won't be going to them anymore. I even told them that I would take them back in a month or so after my tank was ready for them. Since they wouldn't take it back I felt that I should keep it and continue down this path and see what happens.
My question now is: I had the damsels for about 10 days and I started getting brown algae all over the place. From reading this board I took that as normal and even a sign that my tank was on its way. Since then I have done nothing but test my water and feed my one damsel (one of them didn't make it) very sparingly. I have an ammonia reading of 0.25 and zero nitrite and nitrate. The tank has been up for 4 weeks. Oh, maybe I should say that I started with base rock and sand, no live rock. I did that with the advice of my LFS. Anyway, will my tank ever cycle with one fish being fed very little. I believe that the fish is healthy. Swims around and comes to the top very quickly for food. pH and salinity are both good.
I guess what I am asking: Do I just sit and wait it out? It seems like the tank with never cycle this way.
Thanks in advance to anyone that responds.
I had decided after reading a lot of advice here that I would return the damsels and use the uncured live rock to cycle my tank. Well, the LFS wouldn't take the fish back. Hence, I won't be going to them anymore. I even told them that I would take them back in a month or so after my tank was ready for them. Since they wouldn't take it back I felt that I should keep it and continue down this path and see what happens.
My question now is: I had the damsels for about 10 days and I started getting brown algae all over the place. From reading this board I took that as normal and even a sign that my tank was on its way. Since then I have done nothing but test my water and feed my one damsel (one of them didn't make it) very sparingly. I have an ammonia reading of 0.25 and zero nitrite and nitrate. The tank has been up for 4 weeks. Oh, maybe I should say that I started with base rock and sand, no live rock. I did that with the advice of my LFS. Anyway, will my tank ever cycle with one fish being fed very little. I believe that the fish is healthy. Swims around and comes to the top very quickly for food. pH and salinity are both good.
I guess what I am asking: Do I just sit and wait it out? It seems like the tank with never cycle this way.
Thanks in advance to anyone that responds.
