I am hoping I may be overthinking, but I am hoping to get some advice from some members!!
6/5/22 - Started cycling my 20gal QT tank to prepare for 2 clownfish coming in 6/18. Added Brightwell QuickCycl for Ammonia to 2ppm. Added what I THOUGHT was Microbacter Start XLM. Turns out it was Microbacter 7. This was an error on my part, I didn’t confirm the product had the correct name on the bottle when it delivered!
I have been testing daily, being Day 7 now I am glad I pulled out the bottle because I was concerned at the readings. Here’s where I’m at today:
Ammonia -.75-1.0 (in between green colors)
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
Salinity is at 1.023 and Temp is steady at 77.5. Lights are off and I have not done any water changes. I’m using API test kits, and from what I’ve seen on member responses here, they’re not super accurate. Should I run to my LFS and grab something to boost the cycle considering I didn’t actually add StartXLM like I originally thought? Is there something I can do? Or do I need to start all over again asap today? Please help! Thank you in advance!
6/5/22 - Started cycling my 20gal QT tank to prepare for 2 clownfish coming in 6/18. Added Brightwell QuickCycl for Ammonia to 2ppm. Added what I THOUGHT was Microbacter Start XLM. Turns out it was Microbacter 7. This was an error on my part, I didn’t confirm the product had the correct name on the bottle when it delivered!
I have been testing daily, being Day 7 now I am glad I pulled out the bottle because I was concerned at the readings. Here’s where I’m at today:
Ammonia -.75-1.0 (in between green colors)
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
Salinity is at 1.023 and Temp is steady at 77.5. Lights are off and I have not done any water changes. I’m using API test kits, and from what I’ve seen on member responses here, they’re not super accurate. Should I run to my LFS and grab something to boost the cycle considering I didn’t actually add StartXLM like I originally thought? Is there something I can do? Or do I need to start all over again asap today? Please help! Thank you in advance!
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