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I am in the process of reviving some dead rock which is a new experience to me so I wanted to reach out for some help. I bleached the rock for 24 hours, rinsed it and let it dry for a week then gave it a muriatic acid bath. I then put the rock into an empty container and filled it with about 30 gallons of salt water. I found a bottle of API - Quick Start and thought I would try that to jumpstart my cycle since I don't have anything living (or dead) to put in it.
I tested the water after 24 hours with an API test kit and found:
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
I did a partial water change of like 8ish gallons around the 24 hour mark.
I then tested after 48 hours and found:
Ammonia: 0.25ppm (the color was in between the 0.25ppm and 0ppm)
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
It has been so long since I have cycled a tank - I don't think it is possible to cycle the rock this fast - but I don't know. Should I leave it in the bin for a week and see what happens? I don't think that anything can change because I'm not adding any more of a bioload. So should I buy a damsel to throw in the bin to help "finalize" the cycle? this rock/water will ultimately go in a setup that I am planning on putting in place in a couple of weeks. I am in no means in a hurry and can wait, but am not sure what to do with the cycle since I have never used this stuff before.
Thanks
I tested the water after 24 hours with an API test kit and found:
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
I did a partial water change of like 8ish gallons around the 24 hour mark.
I then tested after 48 hours and found:
Ammonia: 0.25ppm (the color was in between the 0.25ppm and 0ppm)
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
It has been so long since I have cycled a tank - I don't think it is possible to cycle the rock this fast - but I don't know. Should I leave it in the bin for a week and see what happens? I don't think that anything can change because I'm not adding any more of a bioload. So should I buy a damsel to throw in the bin to help "finalize" the cycle? this rock/water will ultimately go in a setup that I am planning on putting in place in a couple of weeks. I am in no means in a hurry and can wait, but am not sure what to do with the cycle since I have never used this stuff before.
Thanks