I just started my cycle, and I’m on day three. Dr Tim’s One and Only and Dr Tim’s ammonia solution. I have a 50g IM AIO with live sand(Caribsea Special Grade) and dry rock(Marco, about 45 lbs).
My water volume is around 42g with the sand and rock, based on the amount I used to do the initial fill. I started with a dose of ammonia for 30g of water(about 125 drops of ammonia), and tested to see where I was at on day one.
I’m using the Red Sea kit, and I seem to be getting a bluish color when I test. It almost matches the 2.0 color on the chart, but definitely more aqua blue than green. It’s basically the same color three days in. Maybe a shade lighter. I would have expected to se
I know patience is the key in all of this, but wondering why I’m getting the bluish tone. Could there have been ammonia in the live sand that I wasn’t accounting for? Does the blue tone mean I am way over 2.0?
Picture below is day three.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
thanks!
My water volume is around 42g with the sand and rock, based on the amount I used to do the initial fill. I started with a dose of ammonia for 30g of water(about 125 drops of ammonia), and tested to see where I was at on day one.
I’m using the Red Sea kit, and I seem to be getting a bluish color when I test. It almost matches the 2.0 color on the chart, but definitely more aqua blue than green. It’s basically the same color three days in. Maybe a shade lighter. I would have expected to se
I know patience is the key in all of this, but wondering why I’m getting the bluish tone. Could there have been ammonia in the live sand that I wasn’t accounting for? Does the blue tone mean I am way over 2.0?
Picture below is day three.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
thanks!