ATM colony feeding

[Alexmcm81]

Bit of advice needed. So I’ve just set up an aqua reef 300. Used ocean nutrition live sand, dry marko rock that had been steeped in saltwater for a week (just to remove anny dusty residue) and ATM colony. I added 2 Picasso clowns and a coral beauty that had been in QT for 4 weeeks. I’ve made the mistake of feeding very lightly everyday instead of waiting 2-4 days. Now my nitrites are slightly going up but 0 ammonia. Should I pause the feeding to allow my nitrites to go to 0 before doing a small water change? PH is 8.0-8.15. Alkalinity is slightly low at 7

 

[kevgib67]

You can ignore nitrites unless they get extremely high. You are good.

 

[Alexmcm81]

You can ignore nitrites unless they get extremely high. You are good.

So keep feeding as I have been? When should I be doing a water change?

 

[kevgib67]

I would feed as normal and when the nitrates spike above 20, I would do a water change to bring them down below 20 and you should be good to go.