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Old 01/10/2007, 12:23 PM
Scuba Josh Scuba Josh is offline
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Question PS and cycle relationship.

Hi all!!!

I am not new to the hobby but have a question about new tank cycles and thier relationship to PS production.

I just set up a new 30 gallon...2 weeks ago I added salt water made from an RODI 50GPD unit and 40 lbs of "bio-activated live sand". After 1 week I started to see an amonia spike and then added 30 lbs of uncured live rock. Now I am in week 3 of the new tank and have no detectable levels of amonia NitrItes are thru the roof and no nitrAtes yet. The HOB PS of my choice was the Coralife SS 125 (NEVER TO BIG IMO). If my Reef Concepts 48"*10" beckett skimmer could fit or been plumbed....I would have. Now for the question.

Should the PS start pulling out nitrIte gunk or not until the live rock gunk degrades into the water as nitrAte?
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Old 01/10/2007, 12:53 PM
Navyblue Navyblue is offline
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Protein skimmer pulls out less water soluble substance like larger organic molecules, it does not pull out ions like nitrite.

However, IMO it is good to leave skimmer running while cycling liverocks. Or else a lot more lives in the LR is going to die in foul water.
 


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