I just stripped down my tank and pretty much steralized it for the first time in 9 years. I dont remember much about going thru a cycle other than how it makes you bite your finger nails and pull out your hair in boredom. My one questions is this: Will snails, crabs, pods, and macro algea live thru the cycle? I have a full blown bacteria and phyto bloom in the tank right now as the stuff devours the dead crap that was left on three of the rocks I kept from the old setup on purpose to start the cycle. I couldnt run my skimmer right now if I tried because it over flows like mad even on its lowest setting. My ammonia was at .5 ppm last night. I havent bothered testing nitrite yet as the pumps have only been running for a few days.
thanks for the input.
Mike
thanks for the input.
Mike