Hello everyone, I am back in the hobby again!
I used to have a 20 gallon reef tank last year. Unfortunately, I had to sell it because I was moving to a different city and did not want to have to take it with me.
I finally got myself adjusted to my new place and found some local fish stores (very few) and decided to get back in the hobby again! ... Although I have purchased most of all my stuff from the internet.
Here is what I have:
-16 gallon AIO (made by advanced acrylics)
-Tunze osmolator 3152
-Two 12in ecoxotic led stunners
-Rio 600 pump
-aquatop heater
-refugium (cheato & gravel-sand)
-20lbs of live sand
-20lbs of live rock
-DIY stand. Seen on youtube by Greg Jones
My tank has been up and running for 2 weeks and 1 day....to be exact!. This past Monday I decided to start my cycle by adding a raw shrimp. The shrimp has been in the tank with some carbon inside of a panty hose. One day later I tested my water for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. These were my readings :
Ammonia 2.0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm <------ 3/25/14
Nitrate 20ppm
My question here is if it's normal for my Nitrate to be at 20ppm??:confused:
I think it's a good sign that my ammonia is starting up but I find it a bit weird that my Nitrate is showing numbers but my Nitrite is not....Any thoughts please??!! I was under the impression that both Nitrite and Nitrate were suppose to be at 0 when starting the cycle.
Just a quick update...I just tested my water again less than an hour.
New numbers
Ammonia 8.0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm <-------3/26/13
Nitrate 40ppm
Also, I would like to introduce my tank to everyone as I am new to all this again! :wavey::biggrinbounce:
Hope you all enjoy the pics!
Framing my stand
top and bottom
legs
stand is all done! with tank on top
decided to fill in the holes with strips of wood and stain the stand
decided to put a door also!
1 Day after putting shrimp inside the tank. looked a little cloudy...
Decided to re-arrange my rock landscape...and my water began to look more clear also.
TOP VIEW OF MY REFUGIUM
I used to have a 20 gallon reef tank last year. Unfortunately, I had to sell it because I was moving to a different city and did not want to have to take it with me.
I finally got myself adjusted to my new place and found some local fish stores (very few) and decided to get back in the hobby again! ... Although I have purchased most of all my stuff from the internet.
Here is what I have:
-16 gallon AIO (made by advanced acrylics)
-Tunze osmolator 3152
-Two 12in ecoxotic led stunners
-Rio 600 pump
-aquatop heater
-refugium (cheato & gravel-sand)
-20lbs of live sand
-20lbs of live rock
-DIY stand. Seen on youtube by Greg Jones
My tank has been up and running for 2 weeks and 1 day....to be exact!. This past Monday I decided to start my cycle by adding a raw shrimp. The shrimp has been in the tank with some carbon inside of a panty hose. One day later I tested my water for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. These were my readings :
Ammonia 2.0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm <------ 3/25/14
Nitrate 20ppm
My question here is if it's normal for my Nitrate to be at 20ppm??:confused:
I think it's a good sign that my ammonia is starting up but I find it a bit weird that my Nitrate is showing numbers but my Nitrite is not....Any thoughts please??!! I was under the impression that both Nitrite and Nitrate were suppose to be at 0 when starting the cycle.
Just a quick update...I just tested my water again less than an hour.
New numbers
Ammonia 8.0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm <-------3/26/13
Nitrate 40ppm
Also, I would like to introduce my tank to everyone as I am new to all this again! :wavey::biggrinbounce:
Hope you all enjoy the pics!
Framing my stand
top and bottom
legs
stand is all done! with tank on top
decided to fill in the holes with strips of wood and stain the stand
decided to put a door also!
1 Day after putting shrimp inside the tank. looked a little cloudy...
Decided to re-arrange my rock landscape...and my water began to look more clear also.
TOP VIEW OF MY REFUGIUM
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