Water results

[fidofence]

Please tell me if these results are good to add the first couple fish
Temp 80.2
Kh 143.2 ppm
Calcium 500 ppm
Phosphate 0
Nitrate 0
Am I missing anything? Thanks,Chris

 

[liverock27]

Nitrite and Ammonia?

 

[dine]

nitrite, amonia, specific gravity

 

[dine]

BigJohn;738962 wrote: Ph

ha i literally sat here for 5 min knowing i missed one

 

[shafiq_hossain]

Sugar?

 

[fidofence]

Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0.25
Nitrite 0.25
Salinity 1.026

 

[jbdreefs]

It does not appear that your tank is done cycling. Amonnia and Nitrite should be 0.

 

[cr500_af]

Yep. You have some time to go before any livestock goes in.

 

[dine]

id wait that out until amonia and nitrite hit 0. you could be close or you could be just starting. either way let those hit 0

 

[dakota9]

I'd adjust the heat down a bit..... 80 degrees is fine, but it leaves you less wiggle room if the heater goes on the blink...

 

[cr500_af]

As ammonia hits zero, nitrite will be climbing. Then as it drops nitrate will be climbing. Only when ammonia and nitrite are ZERO is it time to think about livestock... and I'd personally give it an extra week to be safe.

I don't mean to sound preachy, but the first thing ANYBODY should do when looking into setting up a SW tank is learn about the nitrification cycle. It's the most basic thing that keeps animals alive, and the very first thing you have to "do" when starting.