Ok so I know I haven't done this for 12 years but I am now confused as to what my tank is doing. I had initially dropped one chunk of liverock in and two dead feeder shrimp (seachem 1") to get the cycle going. I never really saw a spike in Ammonia but I did have a diatom bloom some 5 days ago that is now gone. I measured today and found ammonia at a level between 0.25 and 0.50. The water is slightly cloudy which indicates the ammonia eating bacteria are at work. I'm thinking it's a full swing cycle now but that makes me mad! Measurements are SG 1.026, Ammonia 0.25 <> .050, 0 Nitrates, 0 Phosphates. I do not have a nitrite test. Do you all think I'm correct or is it just an ammonia swing from maybe too much feeding (though I keep it light).