I'm currently fishless cycling a 15 gallon AIO. Caribsea live reef sand and caribsea dry rock substrate. Here are my parameters and question. Using API test strips (sorry new to salt and I have plenty to use up!)
Day 1 Ph 8 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 2
Day 2 PH 7.5 Nitrite 0.5 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 2
Day 3 PH 7.8 Nitrite 0.5 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 2
Day 4 PH 7.8 Nitrite 1.0 Nitrate 20 Ammonia 1
Day 5 PH 7.8 Nitrite 1.0 Nitrate 40 Ammonia 1
So my question is on day 6 and the following from the cycling site: "IF ammonia AND nitrite are below 1.0 re-dose 2.0 ppm ammonia.
I don't think I will hit either of these values but am I correct in reading that BOTH need to be below 1.0 to re-dose ammonia? I'm betting that nitrite goes above 1.0 and ammonia comes down below 1.0 and I do not need to add amonia back into the system. Just wait for both to go below .5 ppm.
Day 1 Ph 8 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 2
Day 2 PH 7.5 Nitrite 0.5 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 2
Day 3 PH 7.8 Nitrite 0.5 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 2
Day 4 PH 7.8 Nitrite 1.0 Nitrate 20 Ammonia 1
Day 5 PH 7.8 Nitrite 1.0 Nitrate 40 Ammonia 1
So my question is on day 6 and the following from the cycling site: "IF ammonia AND nitrite are below 1.0 re-dose 2.0 ppm ammonia.
I don't think I will hit either of these values but am I correct in reading that BOTH need to be below 1.0 to re-dose ammonia? I'm betting that nitrite goes above 1.0 and ammonia comes down below 1.0 and I do not need to add amonia back into the system. Just wait for both to go below .5 ppm.