Hello,
I’ve just done the initial fill of my tank and started the cycling process. I’ve used Brightwell Aquatics MicroBacterStart XLM to give it a ‘kickstart’, I have Fiji pink live sand as well some rock.
Two days since the fill, I’ve taken some initial readings of all the parameters, wondering if these look as expected, and any advice on when is best to add livestock.
All figures ppm (mg/L)
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.01
Nitrate 0.5
Phosphate 0.02
Calcium 580
Magnesium 1220
Silicon 0.4
Copper 0
Oxygen 10
And then
Carbonate Hardness 8.3dh
PH 8.0
Salinity 1.026
The only thing that seems to stand out (to me anyway) is the Calcium level appears to be high. Welcome ideas from the more experienced reef keepers here
Thanks
I’ve just done the initial fill of my tank and started the cycling process. I’ve used Brightwell Aquatics MicroBacterStart XLM to give it a ‘kickstart’, I have Fiji pink live sand as well some rock.
Two days since the fill, I’ve taken some initial readings of all the parameters, wondering if these look as expected, and any advice on when is best to add livestock.
All figures ppm (mg/L)
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.01
Nitrate 0.5
Phosphate 0.02
Calcium 580
Magnesium 1220
Silicon 0.4
Copper 0
Oxygen 10
And then
Carbonate Hardness 8.3dh
PH 8.0
Salinity 1.026
The only thing that seems to stand out (to me anyway) is the Calcium level appears to be high. Welcome ideas from the more experienced reef keepers here
Thanks