At the moment I am in the middle of cycling my 125 gal. I have had the live rock(45 lbs w/ 100 lbs base) in for a little over two weeks and added 4 shrimp a little over a week ago. At the moment the shrimp are just about gone and I have been testing the water about every other day. I have seen no ammonia spike at all yet and these are my water parameters as of yesterday.
p.h.- 8.2
ammonia- .25
nitrate(no3)-high range-250, low range- 50
nitrate(no2)->1
alkalinity-2.9-3.6 high
I have been using the Red Sea Marine Lab to test my water. I have no idea what all these numbers mean or what I need to do to correct them. My ammonia level has been the same since I started. I have all equipment running(protein skimmer, powerheads, heaters, and biowheel)
My temp is holding at around 77.5- 78.3 and my salinity is 1.024-1.025. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
p.h.- 8.2
ammonia- .25
nitrate(no3)-high range-250, low range- 50
nitrate(no2)->1
alkalinity-2.9-3.6 high
I have been using the Red Sea Marine Lab to test my water. I have no idea what all these numbers mean or what I need to do to correct them. My ammonia level has been the same since I started. I have all equipment running(protein skimmer, powerheads, heaters, and biowheel)
My temp is holding at around 77.5- 78.3 and my salinity is 1.024-1.025. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!