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SO, I started a 30 gallon tank 5 days ago, I used rock 1/2 rock from an already established tank and bought a few more live rock pieces from the LFS as well as live sand, I also used about 30% water from the old tank. I have been testing multiple times a day and have 0 for nitrates and nitrites, PH is good and saline is good, I can see feather dusters and the mushrooms looking happy, I can even see bristle stars "sweeping". I didn't add anything to cycle it, do you think I need to? I was thinking of adding 2 clowns tomorrow? too soon? Thanks for the opinions!
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I have a new 90 gal aquarium that I put 4 fish into 2 weeks ago. before I put the fish in I seeded the tank with a few hand fulls of substrate, rocks, accessories and the filter sponge from an established aquarium to try and get the cycle going. the tank has 2 Rena Filstar xp2 filters on it. My ammonia level is at a constant 0ppm but I can't get the nitrite's to come down. The seem to be sitting around 1 - 2 ppm (its hard to tell the shades of purple apart) for about a week now. I have been changing water daily and treating the tank with Prime water conditioner (it is supposed to also detoxify Ammonia Nitrite and Nitrate) but with no results. My nitrates are registering on the test at around 2ppm Am I just being impatient or is there something else I can to to get the nitrite levels to drop? Thanks
