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for the first time ever I have been persuaded to cycle a tank using colony,always a bit sceptical as I have always taken the long route with fish in,using stability/ prime , with one,2 max hardy fish to give ammonia boost . I have used that method with tropicaI African chiclids and marine fish only and reef. I have followed the instruction to the letter using tap water(fish only,no live rock ) and a dechlorinater.end of day 2 and I have nitrates,all beit at a low level,but no nitrite,in fact the nitrate is the same reading as my tap water, so unless my nitrates rise above my tap water reading am I right in the assumption that colony hasn’t worked,and I may still be heading for the normal 3-6 week cycle.Wolud appreciate if anyone has had success with colony ,and if my assumptions are correct .Thanks in advance