Good Morning!
New reefer here. I have a Red Sea Max NANO 75ltr tank which I started just over 2 weeks ago.
Started with RO-DI water/ Red Sea coral pro salt.
I have non live rock (the red/purple stuff) and non live sand (dry)
I started the tank with Dr Tim's One and only and dosed with ammonia chloride.
I haven't put the light on at all yet.
I started my water testing journey with an API Master test kit but ended up getting some funky results so bit the bullet and shelled out for a red sea test kit.
I attach my readings from my journey so far....
21/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5.0
24/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 20 ppm
Salinity 1.025
26/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 0.50
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 40ppm
27/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 2.0
Nitrate 20ppm
Salinity 1.024
28/9
Ammonia (after dosing 12 hours prior) 0.0
Nitrite - 1.0
Nitrate 10ppm
29/9
PH 7.8
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 2.0
Nitrate 160ppm
Salinity 1.025
Red sea tests start...
2/10
Nitrate 2.0
Ammonia 0.8
3/10
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 20
PH 7.6
I have done 2 water changes so far. One last week (10 litre change) and I have done a small water change yesterday (5 litre) with the plan to do another small change at the end of this week.
How does this all sound? I have no live stock in the tank other than a few bags of copepods.
Thanks and can't wait to hear your opinions!!
New reefer here. I have a Red Sea Max NANO 75ltr tank which I started just over 2 weeks ago.
Started with RO-DI water/ Red Sea coral pro salt.
I have non live rock (the red/purple stuff) and non live sand (dry)
I started the tank with Dr Tim's One and only and dosed with ammonia chloride.
I haven't put the light on at all yet.
I started my water testing journey with an API Master test kit but ended up getting some funky results so bit the bullet and shelled out for a red sea test kit.
I attach my readings from my journey so far....
21/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5.0
24/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 0.50
Nitrate 20 ppm
Salinity 1.025
26/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 0.50
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 40ppm
27/9
PH 8.0
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 2.0
Nitrate 20ppm
Salinity 1.024
28/9
Ammonia (after dosing 12 hours prior) 0.0
Nitrite - 1.0
Nitrate 10ppm
29/9
PH 7.8
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 2.0
Nitrate 160ppm
Salinity 1.025
Red sea tests start...
2/10
Nitrate 2.0
Ammonia 0.8
3/10
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 1.0
Nitrate 20
PH 7.6
I have done 2 water changes so far. One last week (10 litre change) and I have done a small water change yesterday (5 litre) with the plan to do another small change at the end of this week.
How does this all sound? I have no live stock in the tank other than a few bags of copepods.
Thanks and can't wait to hear your opinions!!