Refugium Light On During Display Tank Lightless Cycle?

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Hi everyone!

I'm in the process of setting up another reef tank. With this one I'm doing dead Marco rock and a no light cycle for 30 days, the slowly building up light intensity over the following 30 days. I've started with Ocean Direct sand and Fritz Turbo Start 900. I'm about a week in with no lights and have a couple clown fish in there doing well, along with some early detritus only clean up crew members. I have phosphate of .02 and nitrate pushing 20. Would now be a good time to add the chaeto to the refugium and turn on the refugium lights only?
 

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why did you put a reef in that
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sure yes. and, its done cycling too even if cheap test kits disagree. fritz adheres to surfaces in about 48 hours. nice speed cycle :)

now comes the maturation phase and uglies after the basic ammonia control was all done and set.
 

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