Tank update!!!

[charles5261]

So today i changed the water for first time. I bought 3 snails for rocks and 3 snails for the sand. Forgive me i dont remember the names. I got 2 very small clown fish. Thinking two small ones is like 1 normal size fish bio load. I got a sicce voyager nano pump 530gph. Got some KH corallone gro for the tank as well.

 

[charles5261]

So today i changed the water for first time. I bought 3 snails for rocks and 3 snails for the sand. Forgive me i dont remember the names. I got 2 very small clown fish. Thinking two small ones is like 1 normal size fish bio load. I got a sicce voyager nano pump 530gph. Got some KH corallone gro for the tank as well.

Water sample from Water change

 

[Jesterrace]

Your water looks a bit murky and from what I can tell you still have ammonia according to that test (then again API is notoriously unreliable and most prone to giving false positives on Ammonia). Also switch from the Hydrometer to a Refractometer as they are far more accurate for measuring salinity levels. My recommendation would be to switch to a Red Sea Test kit and then retest, so you can see where you are at. If you need some more reasons why it's worth the switch, this might help:

 

[KMench]

Can’t help but notice you have some ammonia still in the tank. Rock takes weeks to cycle and develop bacteria that will break down waste products that accumulate in your tank. Do you have some other form of filtration currently where bacteria could reside? Like a HOB filter or something? Otherwise you might want to get some of the bottled bacteria or something, ammonia is no good for fish!

 

[charles5261]

Your water looks a bit murky and from what I can tell you still have ammonia according to that test (then again API is notoriously unreliable and most prone to giving false positives on Ammonia). Also switch from the Hydrometer to a Refractometer as they are far more accurate for measuring salinity levels. My recommendation would be to switch to a Red Sea Test kit and then retest, so you can see where you are at. If you need some more reasons why it's worth the switch, this might help:

I will change to red sea. Maybe get a test kit this coming up weekend. Their is a store that will have a big sale. And the ammonia right now should be a zero cause it had long time to break down and i did a big water change to.

 

[reef lover]

As stated API is notoriously wrong...get some bacteria in a bottle to add it certainly won' hurt. But watch the Clowns for fast breathing lethargy and laying on side. You'e been cycling for weeks and last ammonia test was 0 so I would think more faulty test than anything. Again watch the livestock they'l let u know...

 

[charles5261]

As stated API is notoriously wrong...get some bacteria in a bottle to add it certainly won' hurt. But watch the Clowns for fast breathing lethargy and laying on side. You'e been cycling for weeks and last ammonia test was 0 so I would think more faulty test than anything. Again watch the livestock they'l let u know...

I think the levels should be good. But if i can get time to take a sample of water to a fish store i will. Only ones close to me are like pet smart and the ones here dont do saltwater. Question would the kh coralline gro help at all because it promote the growth of good alge?

 

[reef lover]

Myself I wouldn't use anything I can' test for. And that adds trace elements as well. Best bet is a little lr to seed and patience. B4 you know it you'l be scraping corraline off everything. And until there are animals like stony corals or clams to utilize the calcium and alk. the water changes should be sufficient to replenish them.