Hi All,
I'm new to the forum and also to the hobby.
In the process of starting a saltwater nano aquarium and about a week into the cycling process, but seeing some really odd measurements.
I started the process by adding 2ppm ammodium chloride soloution to the tank along with ATM Colony starter bacteria. I've follwed the steps as guided by the Dr Tims fish-less cycle, but am seeing some really odd ammonia reading, so purchased other test kits to make sense of it. Please see picture below:
I'm really struggling to see what my ammonia is based on the four different results i'm seeing. Note, the API test (green liquid) seems to be the biggest outlier and i cannot make sense what color the Seachem alert is showing me,
I have been following the Dr Tims guide by adding more Amomonium Chloride on the days it suggests, as the Salifert test I have been using (2nd test in the image) has been showing < 0.5ppm of ammonia or so I thought until I purchased the API kit.
My Nitrites have remained pretty flat close to 0.1ppm the whole time and my Nitrates have increased a bit to 1ppm.
Any help will be appriciated.
I'm new to the forum and also to the hobby.
In the process of starting a saltwater nano aquarium and about a week into the cycling process, but seeing some really odd measurements.
I started the process by adding 2ppm ammodium chloride soloution to the tank along with ATM Colony starter bacteria. I've follwed the steps as guided by the Dr Tims fish-less cycle, but am seeing some really odd ammonia reading, so purchased other test kits to make sense of it. Please see picture below:
I'm really struggling to see what my ammonia is based on the four different results i'm seeing. Note, the API test (green liquid) seems to be the biggest outlier and i cannot make sense what color the Seachem alert is showing me,
I have been following the Dr Tims guide by adding more Amomonium Chloride on the days it suggests, as the Salifert test I have been using (2nd test in the image) has been showing < 0.5ppm of ammonia or so I thought until I purchased the API kit.
My Nitrites have remained pretty flat close to 0.1ppm the whole time and my Nitrates have increased a bit to 1ppm.
Any help will be appriciated.