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Dr. Tim, I will add some ammonia like you mentioned just to double check. I will not be adding alot of fish at one time. I would like to start off...
Just wanted to post an update. As of yesterday: Ammonia - 0ppm NitrIte - 0ppm NitrAte - 25-50ppm Think its safe to say my tank has cycled?...
Dr Tim, I apologize in advance for the shortness on this response as I am on my phone. Thank you for the reply. Can you recommend a test kit that...
Dr. Tim, 1. The test kits I used are all from Salifert. The LFS had what I believe is API. No clue on the second part of the question. I will...
Everything is on point except the ammonia... I never saw high traces of it or really anything for that matter. Anytime I tested the ammonia, it...
Dr. Tim, I happen to have an extra bottle of the 8oz one and only on hand that I picked up from a fellow reefer. If I do another (about 75-100%)...
Touche...;D I will wash the sand out and do another big water change. I will post results later this week. I will add nothing again, except...
I mean it is possible, but I highly doubt it. I had placed the shrimp in a nylon bag and let it float around. If what you're saying has happened,...
Dr. Tim, I made a gallon of mixed saltwater last night and tested the parameters. Everything checked out. No ammonia. or Nitrite was present. The...
Skimmer has been on for about 5 hours. Readings are still the same. NitrIte: 4ppm Ammonia: <0.25ppm
Dr. Tim, 1) Correct. 2) Correct. 3) Correct. Just did the water change. Added Red Sea Coral Pro Reef Salt. Mixed to 1.025 salinity. Water temp...
Nitrite - 4ppm or higher Ammonia - no change still <.25ppm Guess its time to start over..???
After 48 hours Nitrite is dark purple - 4ppm or higher Ammonia - no change still <.25ppm Am I doing something wrong?
24 hour update: NitrIte - looks to be top of the scale at 4ppm Ammonia - <0.25ppm
Just a 15hr update: No change in ammonia..still seems <0.25ppm Nitrite is somewhere in the range of 2-4ppm
Dr. Tim, I will wait another day or 2 and test then. I have 20G of water ready to go just in case. I happened to test the nitrIte again to...
Dr. Tim, After doing about a 95% water change (I couldnt get every last drop of water out) and adding the One and Only. The ammonia looks to...
Dr. Tim, All shrimp and organics were removed long ago. I want to make sure I'm following this correctly: 1. After the 100 % water change,...
Nothing. Just dry rock and dry sand that has been there for months. I had thrown in a few chunks shrimp and had it break down to spike the...
I have a 90 gallon tank with a 30G sump that has been up and running for months. I have zero ammonia, but have off the chart readings of nitrite...
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