Day 3 cycle nano tank 35L

[jamie88smith]

Hi I’ve added bacteria booster to my tank do these numbers look high/ right?

PH- 8.0
Specific Gravity- 1.025
Temp- 26 dc
Alkalinity- 12.8
Calcium- 450
Magnesium- 1455
Ammonia- 0.15
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 10
Phosphate-0

im not looking at rushing just want to know if I’m on track as I’m not adding test coral until after 4 months. Also no lights will be on until that time aswell as I want my rock to create film. Any info will be greatly appreciated

thank you reefers

 

[lapin]

Looks ok to me for day 3.
Without the booster you might have had an ammonia problem that would kill those fish

 

[jamie88smith]

Looks ok to me for day 3.
Without the booster you might have had an ammonia problem that would kill those fish

When my lfs sold me the booster he told me I’d need fish to use it hence the two clowns

 

[CocoReef]

When my lfs sold me the booster he told me I’d need fish to use it hence the two clowns

Yep. The clowns will produce the ammonia that feeds the bacteria from the booster. I would just stay on top of watching your ammonia and nitrite levels while your tank cycles as they are toxic.

Corals actually do much better than fish when there are detectable levels of ammonia so if you wanted to add some hardy corals like zoas I dont think you would have any issues, but patience is definitely a virtue in this hobby