ok it has been awhile since my last log onto my journal. Everthing thing seems to be going as well as expected with the setup. Right now I am in the middle of my cycle and everything seems to be right where it should be as of today my readings are as follows
ammonia. .50
Nitrites 1.0
Nitrates 10 salanity is a little high at about 1.027. my temp has been averaging around 75 degrees coming down to about 74.5 at night and rising to about 75.9 during the day. I think what concerns me is that my tank remains clear, even with the rise of my
nitrates. I added a powerhead yesturday which is another step towards finishing my initial setup of my tank I will get another soon. My aquaC remora
HOB is on its way and it should be here January 3. I also have to work on getting a refractometer for accuracy purposes because I have grown to not trust my
hydrometer. I am debating weather to take out the two shrimp that I had put in there, because I think that is one of the things continually feeding my
ammonia. Wow evaporation seems to be a big issue, I know now why I need to buy a water top off. My last big purchase is going to be my lighting, which will be sometime next month probably more towards the end of the month.
