Cycled And Adding Cuc

[showjyr]

Been testing my water in my 10 gal nano and after only a week I believe it has cycled. I have about 6 pounds of LR that has started to grow algae. It was cured but i did get a small ammonia and nitrite spike(expected). My nitrate went up about 3 days ago but a 20% water change got them back to 0ppm and they haven't risen since.
No good hitchhikers as of yet just one glass anemone(ugh) and some very tiny red ?fans/dusters?. Some of the nodules on the LR have started to grow tiny green bulbs, not sure what they are.
I added 4 very small blue leg hermits and the lfs won't have any snails in till thursday. The hermits went right to work cleaning the live rock .

Any thoughts or advice welcome.


Tank and equip

10gal
Koralia-nano
aquaclear 30 as a fuge, with a little plexi and silicone(empty right now aside from sand)
DIY weir fom old HOB bottom
75 watt heater
50/30/20 mix of arag-alive, crushed coral, marine sand
6 pounds of LR, 5 or 6 more coming(will cure separately)
36 watt 50/50 CF lights
coralife digital thermometer

Stats

Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
nitrate-0
PH-8.2
Temp-78-80F
Calcium- Need to get a test kit
SG-1.025

Not set on stocking yet but will be getting a Scarlet Skunk shrimp and 1-2 Peppermint shrimp soon.

 

[1entra]

I would try to get rid of that glass anemone as the one will soon multiply and before you know it it can take over your whole tank, also they pack a powerful sting so can hurt/injure other corals and life in the tank!

The tiny green bubbles sound like bubble algae which again can beome a nuisance and take over the tank. You could get a emerald/mithrax crab to help get rid of them or remove any larger ones manually!

Other than that looking good.

Get some pics up of your tank etc though as a thread without pics is dull!