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This is my first go at setting up a new aquariam. API freshwater master test kit, house water PH 6.8 , Nitrate 0 , added 8 gallon to tank treated with Aquarian Tap Safe , fit 25watt heater set at 72*F , a double sponge filter and a 5w 6500k daylight LED bulb. Washed gravel several times till it ran clear, the last one with 'tap safe' water then added to tank. It doesn't say what it is but I think it's Basalt ?
I had some lumps of Hawaii red, Lava left over from another project trimmed with angle grinder and drilled several holes through for Shrimp caves then boiled them in tap safe water and arranged them in the tank, also boiled a piece of Limestone and a small cuttlefish bone which I set under the sponge filter outlet as a PH buffer. I'd had some Java moss from 'k2aqua' in a jar of tank water in quarantine for a few days so added to the tank, left the tank to rest a couple of days then added Seachem Satability for a Bacteria start and started testing
Day 1 - Temp 72*F - PH 6.4 - Ammonia 0.25 - used an ammonia calculator and added 2ml of Taylors 9.5% Ammonia
Day 2 - Temp 71*F - PH 6.6 - Ammonia 2.0 - Nitrite 0.25
Day 4 - Temp 75*F - PH 6.6 - Ammonia 2.0 - Nitrite 0.50
Day 6 - Temp 73*F -PH 7.0 - Ammonia 4.0 - Nitrite 1.0 - Nitrate 40 ? So I tested the house tap water Nitrate 0.0
So my first question to the Forum should I just keep checking ever 2 days and see if the Java moss uses some of the Nitrate before 25% water change ? I'm not planning on getting any Shrimp for a few weeks
Thanks for your time and knowledge
I had some lumps of Hawaii red, Lava left over from another project trimmed with angle grinder and drilled several holes through for Shrimp caves then boiled them in tap safe water and arranged them in the tank, also boiled a piece of Limestone and a small cuttlefish bone which I set under the sponge filter outlet as a PH buffer. I'd had some Java moss from 'k2aqua' in a jar of tank water in quarantine for a few days so added to the tank, left the tank to rest a couple of days then added Seachem Satability for a Bacteria start and started testing
Day 1 - Temp 72*F - PH 6.4 - Ammonia 0.25 - used an ammonia calculator and added 2ml of Taylors 9.5% Ammonia
Day 2 - Temp 71*F - PH 6.6 - Ammonia 2.0 - Nitrite 0.25
Day 4 - Temp 75*F - PH 6.6 - Ammonia 2.0 - Nitrite 0.50
Day 6 - Temp 73*F -PH 7.0 - Ammonia 4.0 - Nitrite 1.0 - Nitrate 40 ? So I tested the house tap water Nitrate 0.0
So my first question to the Forum should I just keep checking ever 2 days and see if the Java moss uses some of the Nitrate before 25% water change ? I'm not planning on getting any Shrimp for a few weeks
Thanks for your time and knowledge