Is my tank ready for fish? Please help

[Uncle99]

You think it’s good?

You’re good to go.
I have very low confidence in that test kit (like the Hanna in cases where the amount is super super small)

 

[Marinus]

Please let us know when you get your fish :)

 

[Madsmokey12]

You’re good to go.
I have very low confidence in that test kit (like the Hanna in cases where the amount is super super small)

I have the Hanna ammonia and phosphate test I also bought the alk and nitrate test ordered but they haven’t showed up yet. I was just using the api because I’ve been doing a lot of test and they are some what in the range. For doing multiple test a day the Hanna isn’t worth using

 

[Madsmokey12]

Please let us know when you get your fish :)

Absolutely I’m gonna try and get some tomorrow if I can make it the LFS is about 40 ish mins away

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You think it’s good?

Yes.

 

[Madsmokey12]

Yes.

Awesome great news to hear!

 

[Madsmokey12]

Nitrite results this morning

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’d personally stop testing nitrite.

 

[Madsmokey12]

Please let us know when you get your fish :)

Here they are already floated them for 30 mins now just drip feeding them

 

[Uncle99]

Congrats

 

[Marinus]

Here they are already floated them for 30 mins now just drip feeding them

:)

 

[Madsmokey12]

Congrats

Thank you

 

[Madsmokey12]

:)

Did a 30 min drip now they are in the tank and they are looking great. Full of color , swimming together , getting a little adventurous they seem happy

 

[Marinus]

Did a 30 min drip now they are in the tank and they are looking great. Full of color , swimming together , getting a little adventurous they seem happy

That's wonderful news!

 

[Uncle99]

Did a 30 min drip now they are in the tank and they are looking great. Full of color , swimming together , getting a little adventurous they seem happy

Congratulations!
Let the fun begin….

 

[TOReef82]

I'm on week 6 of my first cycle (have a 44 gallon tank). Yesterday morning my tank had the following readings:

Ammonia = 0.125 ppm
Nitrite = 1 ppm
Nitrate = 40 ppm
PH = 8.3 ppm
Salinity 1.0255

Of note my tank is stocked with a blue legged hermit crab and two nassarius snails. Upon reading and speaking to some folks at my lfs I decided to do a 10% water change last night in an effort to bring my nitrite levels down.
As of this morning my Ammonia jumped to 0.5 ppm - 0.75 ppm, nitrites are steady at 1ppm and nitrate is 20 ppm. Is this normally? Do I need to wait before doing another test? On the ammonia my thought was that I may have removed too much bacteria with the water change. As such I added 4 caps of nitrifying bacteria (aquavitro seed) to my tank. Planned to get a couple of clowns over the weekend, however I'm a bit hesitant now given my current readings.

Appreciate the insight/guidance in advance.

 

[swerveious]

Day 15 of the beginning of the cycle and 48 hour update since adding the 2nd dose of ammonia. Cycle is moving kinda slow I suspect it to zero out in the morning. Any suggestions on what my next step should be? Does the tank need another small bottle of the turbo start? Should I add more ammonia when it zeros out again? Or should I just add the fish?

I'm on day 15 myself, ammonia was at .5 this morning and nitrites and nitrates thru the roof. How many more days did it take your nitrites to come back down? And did you dose anymore ammonia after it zeroed out the first time? Or any water changes at all? Thanks for any input

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'm on day 15 myself, ammonia was at .5 this morning and nitrites and nitrates thru the roof. How many more days did it take your nitrites to come back down? And did you dose anymore ammonia after it zeroed out the first time? Or any water changes at all? Thanks for any input

Don't worry about nitrite (it is essentially nontoxic in marine systems) and the nitrate is likely a false reading from nitrite interference.

 

[swerveious]

Don't worry about nitrite (it is essentially nontoxic in marine systems) and the nitrate is likely a false reading from nitrite interference.

Yeah I've read it's non toxic. I've seen so many different ways to know this cycle is over. My conclusion is when I can process dosed ammonia in a 12 or 24 hour period I'm done?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yeah I've read it's non toxic. I've seen so many different ways to know this cycle is over. My conclusion is when I can process dosed ammonia in a 12 or 24 hour period I'm done?

Yes, and accept that many kits show a little when it may not be real. if it drops from 2 ppm to 0.5 ppm or less, you are good to go.