tyro
Active Member
I just did some pretty extensive work replacing my scape with all new rock. The rock was cycled prior to the change. My nitrates were pretty high and I was bringing them down with water changes. Started at 64 was down to about 32. Did a full water change with the new scape. Did a rinse clean on the sand. It was a used tank and I really have no idea how long it was in there and I think it was contributing to the constant increase in nitrates. I basically set myself up for a rip clean but with properly cycled rock replacing my rock. I added a bottle of Dr Tim's one and only for a little biodiversity.
My nitrates were 13.2 yesterday and phosphates at 0.2. seeing some brown mostly on the rocks and some lower flow sand bed areas. Pretty sure it's dinos. Is that likely caused by the lack of biodiversity from the new rock compared to the multiple year old live rock? Just curious if im looking at this right.
There is bio ball media in the aio back chamber and I've added back a rock from my old scape that I kept in use in my 2nd tank.
Is there anything else I should be doing or monitoring? Or just wait it out and react if it starts getting worse?
My nitrates were 13.2 yesterday and phosphates at 0.2. seeing some brown mostly on the rocks and some lower flow sand bed areas. Pretty sure it's dinos. Is that likely caused by the lack of biodiversity from the new rock compared to the multiple year old live rock? Just curious if im looking at this right.
There is bio ball media in the aio back chamber and I've added back a rock from my old scape that I kept in use in my 2nd tank.
Is there anything else I should be doing or monitoring? Or just wait it out and react if it starts getting worse?
