Cycle update
Man weird. Since I used salient test kit and the kit never got over 1.5ppm ammonia to kick start the cycle. It to all ruined my cycle. We kept swing ammonia adding ammonia adding ammonia still 1.5ppm I bought a pi test kit tested ammonia and omg ammonia off the charts lol. That was august 3rd. We let it sit week later ammonia was 0ppm nitrite was off the color chart .and nitrates were as well. 3 weeks go by and nitrite and nitrates still off charts. I read to dilute tests to see how high they really are so I did half tank water half fresh salt still nitrites off charts
So. I did a 40g WC still off color charts.
I did 35g WC next morning nitrites still off the chart on api.
I diluted the tank water 1/3 tank water and 2/3 fresh and still off color chart
We just finished abother 35g WC just now I'll test and dilute later tonight to see if I can get under the max nitrite color.
I tested my fresh made salt water and it tests 0 nitrites and nitrates so I know we're diluting it but crazy how high it is since it hasn't dropped below the darkest color yet!.
We plan on doing 2 35g WC tomorrow then 2 more 35g WC Sunday on my next day off. Hoping with bacteria in tank already and WC it hopefully will be done Monday since qt fish suppose to go in Monday and pick up 4 wrasse for qt Tuesday. But this might not be happening now lol
Man weird. Since I used salient test kit and the kit never got over 1.5ppm ammonia to kick start the cycle. It to all ruined my cycle. We kept swing ammonia adding ammonia adding ammonia still 1.5ppm I bought a pi test kit tested ammonia and omg ammonia off the charts lol. That was august 3rd. We let it sit week later ammonia was 0ppm nitrite was off the color chart .and nitrates were as well. 3 weeks go by and nitrite and nitrates still off charts. I read to dilute tests to see how high they really are so I did half tank water half fresh salt still nitrites off charts
So. I did a 40g WC still off color charts.
I did 35g WC next morning nitrites still off the chart on api.
I diluted the tank water 1/3 tank water and 2/3 fresh and still off color chart
We just finished abother 35g WC just now I'll test and dilute later tonight to see if I can get under the max nitrite color.
I tested my fresh made salt water and it tests 0 nitrites and nitrates so I know we're diluting it but crazy how high it is since it hasn't dropped below the darkest color yet!.
We plan on doing 2 35g WC tomorrow then 2 more 35g WC Sunday on my next day off. Hoping with bacteria in tank already and WC it hopefully will be done Monday since qt fish suppose to go in Monday and pick up 4 wrasse for qt Tuesday. But this might not be happening now lol