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Hey NCN -
I think you'll be fine without the maxijet for now, since you went ahead and got the koralia - keep it on the backburner as a future mod that's easy.
Your configuration on the sump chambers sounds quite good.
I think it's still too early to add CUC. My interpretations of your test kit results are ~20ppm nitrate, .25ppm nitrite, no or very little measurable amonia, 7.7 or 7.8 for pH. Looks like the cycle is progressing well. At the minimum, wait until the nitrite is undetectable before CUC. For your pH, it is a little low, but that's a VERY common problem. Don't worry too much yet. First get your Calcium and Alkalinity test kits. You can raise your alkalinity and pH at the same time with buffer. Need to know your alkalinity before you go adding buffer though.
Think the colors on the test kits look fine though, nothing funny going on. Keep it up, you're still on a good path.
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Mathias
Hofstadter's Law -
It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
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