nmsalty
Member
Hello, everyone!
I've been reading as much as I can about starting a reef tank on this wonderful forum before I even bought my 30 Gallon half moon tank.
I have since added 4-5 inches of live sand and roughly 30lbs of live rock.
The tank has been running for about 2 weeks now.
The only thing I have seen so far, is these brown deposits (I'm assuming bacteria and no algae yet) on the rocks.
Nitrates at 20 ppm
Nitrites at 0 ppm
Calcium levels are higher than what the chart shows, so at least 520ppm
KH levels are higher than what the chart shows, so must be more than 214.8 ppm
Phosphate at 0 ppm
PH is between 8.2 and 8.4
Today I received the ammonia test and, to my surprise, it read 0 as well.
Salinity is 1.025
Temp at 78-79 degrees
I have not performed my first water change yet because I read you should wait at least a couple of weeks.
Could it be that my tank has completed its cycle without a lot of ups and downs?
I thought that, due to the bacteria on the rocks, the ammonia would spike and then slime algae would form and continue the cycle. Was I misinformed?
There is no algae as far as I can tell.
But before I add anything to the tank, I want to make absolutely sure, it is safe for cuc/fish.
I'd appreciate some advice on this. Thanks in advance.
This is what it looks like for now. The lighting makes the picture look a little off.
I've been reading as much as I can about starting a reef tank on this wonderful forum before I even bought my 30 Gallon half moon tank.
I have since added 4-5 inches of live sand and roughly 30lbs of live rock.
The tank has been running for about 2 weeks now.
The only thing I have seen so far, is these brown deposits (I'm assuming bacteria and no algae yet) on the rocks.
Nitrates at 20 ppm
Nitrites at 0 ppm
Calcium levels are higher than what the chart shows, so at least 520ppm
KH levels are higher than what the chart shows, so must be more than 214.8 ppm
Phosphate at 0 ppm
PH is between 8.2 and 8.4
Today I received the ammonia test and, to my surprise, it read 0 as well.
Salinity is 1.025
Temp at 78-79 degrees
I have not performed my first water change yet because I read you should wait at least a couple of weeks.
Could it be that my tank has completed its cycle without a lot of ups and downs?
I thought that, due to the bacteria on the rocks, the ammonia would spike and then slime algae would form and continue the cycle. Was I misinformed?
There is no algae as far as I can tell.
But before I add anything to the tank, I want to make absolutely sure, it is safe for cuc/fish.
I'd appreciate some advice on this. Thanks in advance.
This is what it looks like for now. The lighting makes the picture look a little off.