Hello all.
I enjoy reading the posts here and I’ve gotten a lot of good advice. I’ve had saltwater aquariums for nearly 20 years and it’s nice to see so many enjoying the hobby. My first post, so be gentle.
I recently set up and have been working on the biological filtration on a 20 gal QT. In order to cycle it, I filled up my new Eheim pro 3 with the mechanical and biological media and added roughly 6 lbs of rinsed, live rock to the QT for the biological “starter”. I ran the filter for a day to let the temperature stabilize, then added 2 Tomato clowns. I’ve checked ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates from day one and all have been below the resolution of the test kits - essentially zero.
Is it possible that the two clowns do not produce much waste/ammonia so the spike was immeasurable and the nitrates haven’t yet built up?
Mike
I enjoy reading the posts here and I’ve gotten a lot of good advice. I’ve had saltwater aquariums for nearly 20 years and it’s nice to see so many enjoying the hobby. My first post, so be gentle.
I recently set up and have been working on the biological filtration on a 20 gal QT. In order to cycle it, I filled up my new Eheim pro 3 with the mechanical and biological media and added roughly 6 lbs of rinsed, live rock to the QT for the biological “starter”. I ran the filter for a day to let the temperature stabilize, then added 2 Tomato clowns. I’ve checked ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates from day one and all have been below the resolution of the test kits - essentially zero.
Is it possible that the two clowns do not produce much waste/ammonia so the spike was immeasurable and the nitrates haven’t yet built up?
Mike
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