water quality

[TRUCKY941]

Today I did a test on my water quality. As of today I have 0 Ammonia, 7.8 PH, 0.25 Nitrite and 80 Nitrate. How do I get these numbers to where they have to be? I have a 14g biocube with about 20lbs of live rock. temp is good at 78. Any ideas or tricks of the trade?

 

[lnevo]

Whats your WC routine? Need to do a lot more of them and bigger. lots of ways to get nitrate down....depends how much you want to do...but start with cleaning your tank really well and changing a lot of water.

 

[TRUCKY941]

its a new tank. two weeks old so should I expect this to continue for a few more weeks?

 

[nickyJ]

I would look into growing some sort of algae to harvest. Not sure the best option with a biocube.

 

[ReefMonkey13]

Being 2 weeks in it looks like your tank is still still cycling. You can do a water change to bring the nitrates down as suggested above but I would still wait until the nitrites register 0 then wait another week to add live stock.

My tank finished cycling about a week or 2 back and I still have not added any fish to the tank. I started cycling in the middle of September.

Just my 2 cents. Good Luck

 

[TRUCKY941]

Thank you all for the helpful advise. I might just need some patients. I think that might be the key for me lol.

 

[Dimitrios91]

Thank you all for the helpful advise. I might just need some patients. I think that might be the key for me lol.

Saltwater is exclusively all about patience. Do a 10% water change and test after a day, the cycle takes awhile, it gives you time to study up on saltwater aquariums and prepare you further, good luck on your new aquarium

 

[Ledreef]

Go to Petco buy 5 gall seawater and do water change. Every two weeks you'll al set

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Let it cycle. I wouldn't bother with a water change it'll just prolong the cycle just keep up whatever method you're using and do a water change after the cycles complete to lower your nitrates before adding livestock.

 

[Ledreef]

I do that for 12 Years has always worked what you talk about here 3 tank I have if you have better tank of my. I really sorry 6 gall 29 gall72