Problems with Nitrates and pH.
I’m assuming the chemical levels in my water are negligable I can test them though. I don’t actually use tap water; I have a 5 gallon bottle that I get filled at the pet store. The cost isn’t that bad, especially for all the more I have to make changes… and for now at least I know that my mix is getting made up properly. I also use some RO water from my freshwater tank everyonce in a while - mixed in with some saltwater - when I need to lower my Salinity.
I need to get my saltwater refilled though, so maybe once I do that I’ll test it before I add any to my tank, see what it’s reading.
The ammonia level I’m not convinced on. I’m not actually using chemical tests right now, I have some test strip things that I’m using… mainly because I already had them so I want to use them up before I go buy new chemical testing supplies. The ammonia test strip can be a little hard to read though. It’s somewhere between 0 and 0.125. It could be closer to 0.
Hopefully my live rock will start getting my chemical levels in balance soon. I had heard from numerous people that live rock is one of the best ways to maintain a balance in your tank; that was a prime reason for me getting live rock (or at least the size rocks I got). I’m curious if a Protein Skimmer helps with Nitrates or not, I’m trying to do some research on those now, before I go out and get one.
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