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Hello Everyone.. I set up a brand new 29 gal biocube 7 days ago. I used 2 bags of CaribSea 20lb Bahama Oolite. (Close to 40lbs total) 30.1 lbs of live rock from my LFS. Filled with RO water. I have the inTank media filter running with only the filter pads at this time.. (I plan on using Chemi Pure Elite, and Purigen eventually). Also I have the inTank refugium basket which is currently empty. I have still in the box the Coralife skimmer) My temp is running about 79 degrees. Salinity is it 1.021ish and I am trying to raise slowly. I have 1 Hydor Koralia Nano 425 Circulation Pump.
Yesterday (day 6), I used the API saltwater master test kit, and came up with the following.
8.0 PH
Between 0 and 0.25 Ammonia (the highest it went was 1.0ppm cycling with a good size shrimp)
0 Nitrite
10ppm Nitrate (this has dropped from about 15ppm in 48 hours)
My question is. Is this about where I should be at? The shrimp has blown up into a nasty jelly ball and is now almost gone. Should I consider a water change? Or possibly adding a bit more shrimp? I am not seeing really any signs of diatom, and no algae.
I have also found there are probably a hundred or more hydroids attached to the rock from the LFS. They are very small. (about the size of an ink mark if you dipped a pen on a piece of paper). Any advise on these guys would be appreciated.
Yesterday (day 6), I used the API saltwater master test kit, and came up with the following.
8.0 PH
Between 0 and 0.25 Ammonia (the highest it went was 1.0ppm cycling with a good size shrimp)
0 Nitrite
10ppm Nitrate (this has dropped from about 15ppm in 48 hours)
My question is. Is this about where I should be at? The shrimp has blown up into a nasty jelly ball and is now almost gone. Should I consider a water change? Or possibly adding a bit more shrimp? I am not seeing really any signs of diatom, and no algae.
I have also found there are probably a hundred or more hydroids attached to the rock from the LFS. They are very small. (about the size of an ink mark if you dipped a pen on a piece of paper). Any advise on these guys would be appreciated.