"StringerBell" wrote in message
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The water has been in for abot 3 weeks.
The Live Rock and Arag-alive sand have been in the tank for 10 days.
The ammonia has been steady at .25 for 3 days
The Nitrite at .2 for 3 days.
There are Hundreds of Pods scooting around.
About a dozen teeny-tiny snails on the glass.
About a half dozen M+M size filter feeders have shown their crowns.
(Apastasia?).

I`m just checking----does this sound about normal for my tank`s stage of
the game?

Sounds fine. It appears that your ammonia levels are no longer rising
because it is being metabolised into nitrite and your nitrite into nitrate.

This might be a good time to check your nitrate levels.

Your cycle could last as long as long as 30 days before ammonia levels start
to really fall.
Every tank is different so there is no way to say exactly how long it will
take.

Relax and have a beer.


thanks as always