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These pretzels are making me thirsty....LOL
Welcome and you sold me with the opening line.
Seems it’s cycling. That’s pretty high for an established tank so maybe there was some die off in the rocks of some bacteria. It may take another week or so to get it back on par with normal levels.
I suggest you mix some water and do a waterchange. It will help lower that level.
Ok that was going to be my next move. If I am going to drill the live rock and do some aquascaping, does it make sense to wait after the dust settles (so to speak) from that before I worry about the levels or will that affect it at all?
I like it! Lots of rock packed in there!Ok sounds like what I am experiencing is pretty normal considering the acquisition of the aquarium so I will play around with it, followed by some water changes and see what happens from there.
Pic below is how it stands when we picked it up from the seller - will be trading whatever live rock I don't use (probably at least half) for some goods with a reef friend. At my place, rocks are piled similar to keep them submerged until I'm done drilling (likely next weekend) and get rid of what I don't want.
From what I've been reading, I need to keep it simple stupid and stay away from the sides and bottom leaving lots of room for the fish, cleaning and future growth while still replicating the real ocean with caves and ledges and overhangs.
Challenge accepted.
I like it! Lots of rock packed in there!