I have a 75g with caribsea rock and caribsea live sand, reefwave25, return pump and a filter sock
My parameters seem not to be budging much I was just wondering if it was normal for it to take this amount of time. Here Is the data I have been keeping daily since the tank started. Using Red Sea test kit.
Reef tank parameters
Day 1 : 0.2 ppm ammonia
Day 2 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite
Day 3 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite - 0 ppm nitrate
Day 4 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite
Day 5 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite
Day 6 : 0.2 ppm ammonia ( added 1 frozen prawn 8:30am)
Day 7 : 0.8 ppm ammonia
Day 8 : 0.8 ppm ammonia - 0 nitrite
Day 9 : 1.2 ppm ammonia - 0.05 nitrite
Day 10 : 1.2 Ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite
Day 11 : 1.2 ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite
(Removed prawn)
Day 12 : 1.5ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 1 ppm nitrate
Day 13 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 2ppm nitrate
Day 14 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 15 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 2ppm nitrate 4ppm
Day 16 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - nitrate 4ppm
Day 17 : 2ppm ammonia - 0.15 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate (added atm colony)
Day 18 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 19 : 1.0ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 5ppm nitrate
Day 20 : 1ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 21 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 01 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 22 : 0.8ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 23 : 1.2 ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 24 : 0.8 ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 5 ppm nitrate
Day 25 : 1ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
My parameters seem not to be budging much I was just wondering if it was normal for it to take this amount of time. Here Is the data I have been keeping daily since the tank started. Using Red Sea test kit.
Reef tank parameters
Day 1 : 0.2 ppm ammonia
Day 2 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite
Day 3 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite - 0 ppm nitrate
Day 4 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite
Day 5 : 0.2 ppm ammonia - 0 ppm nitrite
Day 6 : 0.2 ppm ammonia ( added 1 frozen prawn 8:30am)
Day 7 : 0.8 ppm ammonia
Day 8 : 0.8 ppm ammonia - 0 nitrite
Day 9 : 1.2 ppm ammonia - 0.05 nitrite
Day 10 : 1.2 Ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite
Day 11 : 1.2 ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite
(Removed prawn)
Day 12 : 1.5ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 1 ppm nitrate
Day 13 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 2ppm nitrate
Day 14 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 15 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 2ppm nitrate 4ppm
Day 16 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - nitrate 4ppm
Day 17 : 2ppm ammonia - 0.15 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate (added atm colony)
Day 18 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 19 : 1.0ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 5ppm nitrate
Day 20 : 1ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 21 : 1.2ppm ammonia - 01 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 22 : 0.8ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 23 : 1.2 ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate
Day 24 : 0.8 ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 5 ppm nitrate
Day 25 : 1ppm ammonia - 0.1 nitrite - 4ppm nitrate