Hey guys
I'm brand new to this site, I'm also new to saltwater aquariums. I started my tank on 2/5/2016 Its a 10 gallon tank I have around 12lbs of live rock,that all came from the fish store's tank they said its been there for probably a year. no live sand at all I'm using crushed shells. I have a good heater, water stays at 80 degrees and power head, I'm using 2, 25watt incandescent bulbs I'm getting a led coral light on monday. I'm using saltwater purchase from the local fish store. Using api master test kit
Ok so my tank has been up and running for 15 days with live rock that came from established tanks at the fish store. I've been testing for a week and a half with a steady ph 8 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 0
On day 13 my friend cut a nice piece of his filter for me and game me a rock from his crazy perfect aquarium. He also gave me api quickstart stuff and said it worked amazingly for his tank.
So that same day, I used the recommeded amount of the quickstart waited about 4-5 hours and tested ph stayed at 8 ammonia was at .5 and the other two were at 0. Now its day 15 and I'm reading, ph 8 am 1ppm nitrite0 nitrates 0
Idk what the heck I'm doing wrong please can someone help ill post pictures if that helps. I'm trying to be patient, I'm not sure if I should cut my loses and just buy a new bigger tank. Soo please comment
I'm brand new to this site, I'm also new to saltwater aquariums. I started my tank on 2/5/2016 Its a 10 gallon tank I have around 12lbs of live rock,that all came from the fish store's tank they said its been there for probably a year. no live sand at all I'm using crushed shells. I have a good heater, water stays at 80 degrees and power head, I'm using 2, 25watt incandescent bulbs I'm getting a led coral light on monday. I'm using saltwater purchase from the local fish store. Using api master test kit
Ok so my tank has been up and running for 15 days with live rock that came from established tanks at the fish store. I've been testing for a week and a half with a steady ph 8 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 0
On day 13 my friend cut a nice piece of his filter for me and game me a rock from his crazy perfect aquarium. He also gave me api quickstart stuff and said it worked amazingly for his tank.
So that same day, I used the recommeded amount of the quickstart waited about 4-5 hours and tested ph stayed at 8 ammonia was at .5 and the other two were at 0. Now its day 15 and I'm reading, ph 8 am 1ppm nitrite0 nitrates 0
Idk what the heck I'm doing wrong please can someone help ill post pictures if that helps. I'm trying to be patient, I'm not sure if I should cut my loses and just buy a new bigger tank. Soo please comment