cmor1701d
Aquarium Advice Addict
After years of FW I just set up my first SW tank. 125 gal FOwLR.
Took package deal from LFS (probably a mistake). Substrate is aragonite (1-1½"). The LFS delivered and set up the tank and filled it. They did not rinse the tank or substrate just dumped the substrate and salt filled the tank from the city water supply (washing machine faucet). It took 2 days for the tank to settle. It's now a week later and I've added 40 lbs of base rock and 50 lbs of Tonga LR (Friday night). I'm going to add another 25 lbs of LR Tuesday.
There is an Acqua Clear trickle filter with bio balls. 300w heater is in the sump. Yesterday I added 2 Hagen 802 powerheads.
Today PH test is at 8.0 (dropped from 8.6)
Ammonia is at 1.0
Nitrite is at .25
Nitrate is at 0
What other tests do I need to do on a regular basis?
Calcium?
Alkalinity?
Copper?
Phosphate?
How often should this test be done?
While cycling?
After cycling?
Are some test kits better than others?
What about the test strips e.g. Saltwater pH Test Strips from Acquamarine or Jungle?
Took package deal from LFS (probably a mistake). Substrate is aragonite (1-1½"). The LFS delivered and set up the tank and filled it. They did not rinse the tank or substrate just dumped the substrate and salt filled the tank from the city water supply (washing machine faucet). It took 2 days for the tank to settle. It's now a week later and I've added 40 lbs of base rock and 50 lbs of Tonga LR (Friday night). I'm going to add another 25 lbs of LR Tuesday.
There is an Acqua Clear trickle filter with bio balls. 300w heater is in the sump. Yesterday I added 2 Hagen 802 powerheads.
Today PH test is at 8.0 (dropped from 8.6)
Ammonia is at 1.0
Nitrite is at .25
Nitrate is at 0
What other tests do I need to do on a regular basis?
Calcium?
Alkalinity?
Copper?
Phosphate?
How often should this test be done?
While cycling?
After cycling?
Are some test kits better than others?
What about the test strips e.g. Saltwater pH Test Strips from Acquamarine or Jungle?