Feb Chemistry ( Stability Update)
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, 02-08-2011 at 02:55 PM (1361 Views)
Well, My LFS advised me to try the chemical - Stability; to Cycle the tank with and after a weeks worth these are the readings taken at noon today.
temp - 80.5
SG - 1.024
PH - 8.0
Ammon - 0.00 ppm
Nitrite - 0.00 ppm
Nitrate - 20 ppm.
I dont have test kits yet for Alkalinity or calcium...
Am thinking that a 10% water change is in order and to see what the Nitrate comes down to???? or perhaps a 20%??
The instructions on Stability stated that it would allow for livestock additions so, on day 2, I added 2 Damselfish, a Blue Devil and a Chromis Viridis, while being small and very active the damselfish are reputed to be very hardy and "Nitrite Tolerant". I feed them 3x times a day only a little bit and all seems fine with them.
See below.
Aaron