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09/01/2006, 03:02 PM
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chemistry results after 2 weeks cycling
I put 2 raw fresh shrimp in tank on tuesday because there was no spike in new tank. I tested water today and here is results:
NH3/NH4 0.50 NO3 20 NO2 0.25 PH 8.4 SPG 1.020 TEMP 78.0 Please help me out and let me know what to do now? |
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09/01/2006, 03:38 PM
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I would take out the shrimp and discard them. There's no need for an ammonia spike, assuming the tank has live rock.
That SG is very low. I target about 1.027-1.027, which is about the canonical average natural waters. This article covers all the parameters: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
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09/01/2006, 03:54 PM
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I do have live rock which was cured and I think that is why I have never had any spike until I put the shrimp in there. Should I do a water change? Should I hook up protein skimmer?
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09/01/2006, 06:25 PM
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I would get the protein skimmer running and probably do a 20% water change.
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