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First time starting with dry rock, so this might be a little basic. But I've gathered some rock from different tanks and nuked it using bleach. Then I rinsed it multiple times and soaked it untill the smell was gone. But everything in a container and added flow and heat. Dosed bacteria every few days and a piece of shrimp to get things started. Had a sensor on there to monitor the ammonia cycle.
It has now been about 4 months. Dosed some bacteria and ghost fed in the meantime. Now I wanted to use some of the rubble for a nano tank so measured the levels using Hanna testers. Nitrate and ammonia are just above zero, but phosphate is off the scale. Reading + 0.9 on the Hanna URL checker, so going above the max. I figured everything was ok after the cycle so didn't do any test for the last couple of months..
So now I'm wondering what to do.. I'm thinking 100% water change and GFO in a reactor, and test again in a couple of days. I would hate to nuke it again..
Any thoughts?
It has now been about 4 months. Dosed some bacteria and ghost fed in the meantime. Now I wanted to use some of the rubble for a nano tank so measured the levels using Hanna testers. Nitrate and ammonia are just above zero, but phosphate is off the scale. Reading + 0.9 on the Hanna URL checker, so going above the max. I figured everything was ok after the cycle so didn't do any test for the last couple of months..
So now I'm wondering what to do.. I'm thinking 100% water change and GFO in a reactor, and test again in a couple of days. I would hate to nuke it again..
Any thoughts?