is my water right?

rayman45 · Feb 23, 2007

ph is 8.4
nitrite-.50
nitrate-20
ammonia- between .25-.50....

tank is 180 with 100 pounds live rock...

spotfin · Feb 23, 2007

Not yet. pH is a bit high as are ammonia and nitrite. Should let it cycle some more and do a water change. Is the rock freshly imported?

rayman45 · Feb 23, 2007

the rock was cycled in a store...
but rock has only been in 2 weeks..

i just bought a test kit and wanted to see if i was on the right track...

Joefish · Feb 23, 2007

The LFS Cured it for you or is it uncured?

craig · Feb 24, 2007

Fully cured rock should look like this.

rayman45 · Feb 25, 2007

1 rock looks liek that the other have 1 caot in brown algea... i been leaving my lights on 24/7

Nic · Feb 25, 2007

rayman45;718892; said:
1 rock looks liek that the other have 1 caot in brown algea... i been leaving my lights on 24/7

why 24/7??? tank needs another week or two of cycle what other kind of filter are you using besides live rock?

rayman45 · Feb 25, 2007

i just like the algea look of the rock.. so i have it on...

i got a big w.d and skimmer... mag 18 running the w.d

Joefish · Feb 25, 2007

What kind of skimmer are you running?

ecajoe · Feb 25, 2007

if your levels are up that high your not ready seem, like rock has some cureing to do you should sniff the rocks before you buy