SassyAngel111
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Ok My tank has been up and running since Sunday, except I keep having problems with the sump on the return end (different subject). just need to make sure that my reading looks good
A reminder of my tank it is about a 72gl pentagon with about 70lbs of rock mixed live and dry, 20lbs of sand and then the sump. water is RO/DI and salt is Instant Ocean
I had used Fritz-Zyme Turbo State Saltwater 900 ( I know I will get alot of head shaking on this) to jump start the cycle. the test kit I am using is the Red Sea Except on the PO3 and this is the API test.
Sunday my readings was:
NH3 = 0.4
NO3 = 5
NO2 = 0.1
PH = 8.2
PO3 = .25
Mon. readings was:
NO2 = .02
NO3 = 10
NH3 = 0.8
tues did not take readings
Today reading are:
NO3 = 10
NO2 = 0
NH3 = 0
KH = 7 drops ALK 2.5
PH = 8.0 to 8.2
PH3 = 0
I plan on giving the tank another week of testing to make sure that everything is where it should be. Just hope that the NO3 drops down to 0.
A reminder of my tank it is about a 72gl pentagon with about 70lbs of rock mixed live and dry, 20lbs of sand and then the sump. water is RO/DI and salt is Instant Ocean
I had used Fritz-Zyme Turbo State Saltwater 900 ( I know I will get alot of head shaking on this) to jump start the cycle. the test kit I am using is the Red Sea Except on the PO3 and this is the API test.
Sunday my readings was:
NH3 = 0.4
NO3 = 5
NO2 = 0.1
PH = 8.2
PO3 = .25
Mon. readings was:
NO2 = .02
NO3 = 10
NH3 = 0.8
tues did not take readings
Today reading are:
NO3 = 10
NO2 = 0
NH3 = 0
KH = 7 drops ALK 2.5
PH = 8.0 to 8.2
PH3 = 0
I plan on giving the tank another week of testing to make sure that everything is where it should be. Just hope that the NO3 drops down to 0.