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Ok so I couldnt help my self. The plan was to set up my 72g bowfront. But the more Ive read & seen around here the more I realize... I want to go bigger. Ironically while I gather resources & info for that build, I decided to get a 24g nano cube. The "reef bug" is an evil little bugger! So the cube has been running for 48hrs now. I have 6lbs of live rock and the rest is dead rock. 20lbs of live sand. I know that typically more live rock should be used but I figured the live rock and sand will seed the dead rock. (If this is wrong please let me know). So today I checked the water perameters for the 1st time these are the readings.
Salinity- 1.024
ammonia-0ppm
nitrate-0ppm
nitrite-0ppm
ph-7.8 (I know its low)
Test kit- API SW master kit
Are these reading normal? I thought there would be an ammonia spike or something. Am I be doing something wrong? There are no fish in the water. Oh and the live rock was not cured.
Salinity- 1.024
ammonia-0ppm
nitrate-0ppm
nitrite-0ppm
ph-7.8 (I know its low)
Test kit- API SW master kit
Are these reading normal? I thought there would be an ammonia spike or something. Am I be doing something wrong? There are no fish in the water. Oh and the live rock was not cured.