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Need some advice this is my third tank I set up and here are some details of the set up
I have about 2 inches of live sand bed, 20lbs of dry rock.
I got the Dr Tims One and Only for 65 gal tank here is the problem when I added Amonia I added for total volume with sump witch is 79Gal (its a Red Sea Reefer 300) and I added per instructions on day 1 and day 3 (amonia for 79 gal insted if 65 gal (witch is the display volume))
Here are my Params day by day until today
Day 2
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2 (per Red sea Marine Care Multi test kit witch is as far as it reads per color)
NO2= 0
Day 3 (I did added amonia this is the last day I added since I did not realice until later)
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2
NO2= 0
Day 4
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2
NO2=0.1
Day 5
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2.0
NO2=0.1
Day 6 (Per Dr Tim suppouse to add amonia I DID NOT add it since I realice my mistake and I did not want to overload the System)
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2 (no change at all so I start to worry)
NO2= .2 (Nitrite start to raise but Amonia nothing at all)
Day 7
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2
NO2= .5
Day 8
PH= 8.2
NH3= 1.2 (start to low Down a bit)
NO2= .5
Day 9
PH=8.2
NH3= 1.2
NO2= .5
Day 10 witch is TODAY
PH= 8.2
NH3= .8
NO2= .5
So I think is coming Down a little slower than I experience before on my previous tanks my thoughts are:
1.- should I add microbacter seven?
2.- should I do a little water change 20%?
3.- Leave it as its and wait until system chatches up with the currect amonia load?
I have about 2 inches of live sand bed, 20lbs of dry rock.
I got the Dr Tims One and Only for 65 gal tank here is the problem when I added Amonia I added for total volume with sump witch is 79Gal (its a Red Sea Reefer 300) and I added per instructions on day 1 and day 3 (amonia for 79 gal insted if 65 gal (witch is the display volume))
Here are my Params day by day until today
Day 2
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2 (per Red sea Marine Care Multi test kit witch is as far as it reads per color)
NO2= 0
Day 3 (I did added amonia this is the last day I added since I did not realice until later)
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2
NO2= 0
Day 4
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2
NO2=0.1
Day 5
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2.0
NO2=0.1
Day 6 (Per Dr Tim suppouse to add amonia I DID NOT add it since I realice my mistake and I did not want to overload the System)
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2 (no change at all so I start to worry)
NO2= .2 (Nitrite start to raise but Amonia nothing at all)
Day 7
PH= 8.2
NH3= 2
NO2= .5
Day 8
PH= 8.2
NH3= 1.2 (start to low Down a bit)
NO2= .5
Day 9
PH=8.2
NH3= 1.2
NO2= .5
Day 10 witch is TODAY
PH= 8.2
NH3= .8
NO2= .5
So I think is coming Down a little slower than I experience before on my previous tanks my thoughts are:
1.- should I add microbacter seven?
2.- should I do a little water change 20%?
3.- Leave it as its and wait until system chatches up with the currect amonia load?
