Cycling over?!?!

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stipe

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Hey everybody,
My tank has been cycling for 1 week after a clean but has had half its water from an established tank as well as ornaments, plants etc.

Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10

There are the levels of my tank, what do you think, is it ready for my axies?? About the nitrate isnt it ment to be below 40mg/l so its ok at 10, right?

Advice needed, thanks in advanced, stipe
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well, the ammonia and nitrite might show up at a later time. I don't believe that in one week it would be finished but i could be wrong. I would wait for another week and keep testing. If still nothing shows up in ammonia or nitrite then you're all set.
 
Jordan, Stipe is using his old water and decorations, so it does not take long to re-cycle a tank when you've moved everything into a new tank.
 
That is true, However if your axies are young and eating lots of bloodworms you may well find that the current bacteria populations are not enough to handle the waste (even if you pick out any un-eaten food, and the poo).

Well that was my experience anyway.
 
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