Disclaimer: This is my first Saltwater Aquarium, I’ve only had freshwater before this.
I recently picked up a 32g biocube from Facebook marketplace. I used treated tested tap (very clean water supply, reviewed water quality reports, de-chlorinated. I WILL BE USING RO/DI FROM NOW ON) I added 30lbs of Caribsea Seaflor Aragonite. I also added ~20lbs live rock (from LFS, in tank use and treated.)
I’ve been dosing Fritz TurboStart 900 nightly. I didn’t know until today you’re not supposed to add ammonia if using live rock so I’ve also been dosing to ~2ppm.
The tank was cycling well for the first few days but now it seems to not be. Here are my current levels.
Ammonia: .5ppm
Nitrites: 15ppm
Nitrates: 50ppm
Carbonate: 0 (this confuses me)
Alkalinity: 0 (this also confuses me)
pH: 7.2 (this also also confuses me)
Chlorine: 0
Thanks for reading!
I recently picked up a 32g biocube from Facebook marketplace. I used treated tested tap (very clean water supply, reviewed water quality reports, de-chlorinated. I WILL BE USING RO/DI FROM NOW ON) I added 30lbs of Caribsea Seaflor Aragonite. I also added ~20lbs live rock (from LFS, in tank use and treated.)
I’ve been dosing Fritz TurboStart 900 nightly. I didn’t know until today you’re not supposed to add ammonia if using live rock so I’ve also been dosing to ~2ppm.
The tank was cycling well for the first few days but now it seems to not be. Here are my current levels.
Ammonia: .5ppm
Nitrites: 15ppm
Nitrates: 50ppm
Carbonate: 0 (this confuses me)
Alkalinity: 0 (this also confuses me)
pH: 7.2 (this also also confuses me)
Chlorine: 0
Thanks for reading!