MikeM8560
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
HI all im new here and starting a new 26 gallon saltwater tank. Not knowing anything about salt I bought what my lfs recomended for the bottom layer I put in 2 bags of crushed coral and mixed the tap water with salt and a dechlorinator. the tank set a week before i added some fish. right now ive got 6 small damsels that i put in last thursday. sunday after reading here i learned i needed an amonia and nitrite test so sunday morning got them. sunday my amonia was 1ppm and the nitrite was .25ppm today monday there still the same. Is the amonia susposed to go higher before the nitrite climbs? and how fast doese this normally take, should I see it change higher soon?