Cycle Complete!

[Alvanck]

Hi all,

I’m thrilled that my cycle is now complete! I have been hearing things about the ugly phase and would rather get that over with before putting fish in there. I currently have a 25 lagoon, performed a fishless cycle. Should I now turn on the lights on the same schedule they will be when I add my fish and corals? I almost want the ugly phase to happen and then cure naturally. My light is Nicrew hyper reef, was going to try one of the presets if anybody has a suggestion. Thank you all! Getting closer to fish and corals!

 

[allof fish]

Hi all,

I’m thrilled that my cycle is now complete! I have been hearing things about the ugly phase and would rather get that over with before putting fish in there. I currently have a 25 lagoon, performed a fishless cycle. Should I now turn on the lights on the same schedule they will be when I add my fish and corals? I almost want the ugly phase to happen and then cure naturally. My light is Nicrew hyper reef, was going to try one of the presets if anybody has a suggestion. Thank you all! Getting closer to fish and corals!

The ugly stage will likely happen when you add corals and fish either way. So waiting won’t just magically not make it happen. I would suggest adding fish and leaving light off for a few days or only run them a couple hours. Ugly stages happen from a boatload of things with new tanks not just adding fish and coral for first time. Add bacteria, take lights slowly and watch nutrients