Kempochick
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I work as a lab tech in a college bio lab. That means I wash test tubes and look after the animals. I was put in charge of a 35? Gallon marine tank. I was told to get it running so it could be used. The tank was built with the filter as a part of it so I read the directions, got the water level stabilized in the filter and added salt. I was told to cycle the tank with killies, and from reading some of the posts I know you are not to keen on that but I can't change it now. It has been 6 weeks and my ammonia level is at .5, Nitrites are 0 and Nitrates are at 10. Has this tank cycled??? does it need more time?
In addition to adding the fish, I used proper Ph 8.2 but my Ph is still stuck at 7.8, and also added stress zyme to help the biological filter develop and that seems to have worked but now the tank seems to have free floating alge. The water looks yellowish green and I am concerned for the fish although they seem quite well and are voracious eaters.
My boss is pushing me to add other things to the tank, and aside from not being sure if it has cycled correctly I don't know what to put in a room temp. marine tank. If there is any advise you could give me I would appreciate it. Also if there is anything that I left out please feel free to ask about it..I hope you get a clear picture of my situation. Thanks again
In addition to adding the fish, I used proper Ph 8.2 but my Ph is still stuck at 7.8, and also added stress zyme to help the biological filter develop and that seems to have worked but now the tank seems to have free floating alge. The water looks yellowish green and I am concerned for the fish although they seem quite well and are voracious eaters.
My boss is pushing me to add other things to the tank, and aside from not being sure if it has cycled correctly I don't know what to put in a room temp. marine tank. If there is any advise you could give me I would appreciate it. Also if there is anything that I left out please feel free to ask about it..I hope you get a clear picture of my situation. Thanks again