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I recently began my 20 gallon hex tank. I am 4 days into it and this is how it started and my readings thus far.
Day 1: Live sand for the bottom with dry reef rock. Filled the tank with a boxed brand nsr. Let settle overnight.
Day 2: Added an 8oz bottle of bio-spira, chunks of live rock in the aquarium and HOB filter, and added a clownfish to help introduce ammonia in the tank.
Day 3+4: Clown seems healthy. Swimming normal and eating. Lights only on 1 hour a day for feeding purposes.
Readings have been the same since starting testing on day 2.
PH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0.25
Nitrate: 10ppm
I would love to know what y’all’s opinion of how I am fairing and where in the cycle this puts me.
Attaching some photos below of the tank and comparing the tanks current ammonia test compared to a test of unused nsr.
Day 1: Live sand for the bottom with dry reef rock. Filled the tank with a boxed brand nsr. Let settle overnight.
Day 2: Added an 8oz bottle of bio-spira, chunks of live rock in the aquarium and HOB filter, and added a clownfish to help introduce ammonia in the tank.
Day 3+4: Clown seems healthy. Swimming normal and eating. Lights only on 1 hour a day for feeding purposes.
Readings have been the same since starting testing on day 2.
PH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0.25
Nitrate: 10ppm
I would love to know what y’all’s opinion of how I am fairing and where in the cycle this puts me.

Attaching some photos below of the tank and comparing the tanks current ammonia test compared to a test of unused nsr.

