My Tank Cycle!!

Here are my parameters as of today

Temp- 77.4
PH-8.2
Sg-1.025
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-0
Phos-.5
Cal-480
Mag-1000
Dkh-13

Brings me to the questions, is it save to add fish now thinking two clowns to start?

Next should i do a water change tonight before i add them tom evening, to bring my mag up a little and to drop my dkh a little because i had to dose buffer to bring up my ph and it brought my dkh up also.

Last if no water change should i start dosing my mag

Thanks in advance
Ryan

 

woot!!! you did it man congrats, cant wait till im there. My overflow and aqualifter is coming saturday so it is that day when i will be able to say my cycle has officially started congrats, cant wait to see this puppy progress

 

how long has ammonia been at 0?

I wouldn't worry too much about ph level. It will vary and most stuff can withstand pretty big swings. Worry about keeping your alk steady, and it should definitely be a little lower. If you have trouble keeping ph up but you alk is right, then you are probably dealing with too much co2 in the water.

 

mag is low... if i'm correct should be like 1300-1400

but you're ready for fish... whenever you add them they will cause small spikes probably... but your tank should quickly adjust and this is pretty much inevitable

 

sounds good should i do a small 5g water change to drop my dkh a little and start dosing mag

 

for fish you don't need to worry about the mag. I'd keep doing regular water changes and when you are ready to put in corals then test the mag again and supplement then. No need to spend money on supplements when you don't need to.

 

ok should i go ahead and do one before tom

 

IMO---your ready for a fish. I wouldn't do a water change till the fish is in there for a week.

 

ok sounds good

 

reason I asked about how long you've been at 0 is cause I've seen many false cycle-ends. ammonia goes to 0 then spikes again.

go slow with adding things. give your tank time to adjust each time. good luck with the new fish