Shultz
Aquarium Advice Freak
Sorry it seems very easy to worry you ain't doing something right with this hobby, I feel more so as I've never kept a fish tank before.
Right, below (hopefully) is my readings from my tank over the past 7 days, it seems afwully quick for a cycle, but my LR to water ratio is 1½lb per gallon which most people on here seems to think is good?
Date..........13.07....14.07....15.07....16.07....17.07....18.07....19.07....20.07
Salt.............NT......1.025....1.026....1.025....1.025....1.025....1.025....1.026
PH...............NT.........8.........7.85......7.85.....7.88......7.87......7.94........8.03
Ammonia.....NT........0.5.........1.........0.5.......0.5.......0.25........0.............0
Nitrites........NT........0.5.........NT.........5..........5...........5.........0.25.........0
Nitrates.......NT.........10.........NT........NT.........NT.........NT.........20........20
NT= Not Tested
So by rights I /seem/ to think my tank has cycled? The LFS I trust (no pushy selling, lots of advice & no:1 rule of take it slowly) is closed tomorrow so I'm gonna see him thursday & ask him to test a water sample to be sure. I added 3 raw tiger prawns on 13th as well as the LR, sine then not touched the tank apart from changing to a hana tester for PH
I'm using the Aquarium Pharamaceuticals saltwater master liquid kit for my testing & the AM test goes straight from 0 to 0.25 on the scale, which seems a big jump? is there a better company or kit for Am/nitrite/nitrates?
Cheers Shelton.
Right, below (hopefully) is my readings from my tank over the past 7 days, it seems afwully quick for a cycle, but my LR to water ratio is 1½lb per gallon which most people on here seems to think is good?
Date..........13.07....14.07....15.07....16.07....17.07....18.07....19.07....20.07
Salt.............NT......1.025....1.026....1.025....1.025....1.025....1.025....1.026
PH...............NT.........8.........7.85......7.85.....7.88......7.87......7.94........8.03
Ammonia.....NT........0.5.........1.........0.5.......0.5.......0.25........0.............0
Nitrites........NT........0.5.........NT.........5..........5...........5.........0.25.........0
Nitrates.......NT.........10.........NT........NT.........NT.........NT.........20........20
NT= Not Tested
So by rights I /seem/ to think my tank has cycled? The LFS I trust (no pushy selling, lots of advice & no:1 rule of take it slowly) is closed tomorrow so I'm gonna see him thursday & ask him to test a water sample to be sure. I added 3 raw tiger prawns on 13th as well as the LR, sine then not touched the tank apart from changing to a hana tester for PH
I'm using the Aquarium Pharamaceuticals saltwater master liquid kit for my testing & the AM test goes straight from 0 to 0.25 on the scale, which seems a big jump? is there a better company or kit for Am/nitrite/nitrates?
Cheers Shelton.