Hello All,
Looking for input into my water test results. This is a new 40 gal tall tank with a small sump. I put in 10 lbs of fresh Australian Live Rock, 30 lbs of Fiji rock and 3/4 of a bag of live sand. I also have sea lettuce in tank and sump, 2 softball size Chaeto balls, some grape Algae. I also threw in 2 Damsels (I know some have said to cycle the tank without them, but they are here already).
Here are my parameter:
Water Temp- 77.5 degrees
Salinity - 0.025/34
High Range PH: 8.0-8.2
Ammonia- 0.25-0.50 (kinda between)
Nitrite - 0
Alkalinity- 10.5
Nitrate - 50 (Need help on best way to bring this down please) Or do I leave it alone since it is cycling?
I'm surprised my Ammonia levels aren't higher and that my nitrites are 0 is this normal?
I only have a sump with a small refugium and no skimmers, or other mechanical filtration, etc.
That's all I had time to test. What else should I capture when I have a minute?
Thanks!
Looking for input into my water test results. This is a new 40 gal tall tank with a small sump. I put in 10 lbs of fresh Australian Live Rock, 30 lbs of Fiji rock and 3/4 of a bag of live sand. I also have sea lettuce in tank and sump, 2 softball size Chaeto balls, some grape Algae. I also threw in 2 Damsels (I know some have said to cycle the tank without them, but they are here already).
Here are my parameter:
Water Temp- 77.5 degrees
Salinity - 0.025/34
High Range PH: 8.0-8.2
Ammonia- 0.25-0.50 (kinda between)
Nitrite - 0
Alkalinity- 10.5
Nitrate - 50 (Need help on best way to bring this down please) Or do I leave it alone since it is cycling?
I'm surprised my Ammonia levels aren't higher and that my nitrites are 0 is this normal?
I only have a sump with a small refugium and no skimmers, or other mechanical filtration, etc.
That's all I had time to test. What else should I capture when I have a minute?
Thanks!