Hello, great site an I hope this is the correct thread location for this.Before my question(s) ill list my set up first to make replies more accurate and I thank you in advance for any replies.
tank-75 gallon reef ready drilled (capped off)
filtration- as stated the tank is drilled and the corner is portioned off for stand pipes.i removed the stand pipes, capped off the bulkheads, drilled a 1 inch hole at the bottom and installed a quiet one water pump(997gph) on the fish side of the plastic wall that portions off the stand pipe area.the pump pulls water down through approx a gallon of 15-30 ppi sponge clippings, an angelPlus active sponge filter(roughly 4 in dia x 4 inches),which is sandwiched between 2 -3 inch thick 50 ppi sponge filters ,tightly fitting the portioned off side top and bottom.
tank inhabitants- 2- 1 inch Buttikoferi. no plants,ceramic tile bottom, and 2 pieces of mopani driftwood.
My tank has been set up for 4 days.ive fed them roughly 3 or 4 times a day a decent amount as they are beastly little eaters.
My question is this.This morning I checked the water parameters (API test kit) and found 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 0 nitrate. Beings the angelplus active filter is seeded and ran on an established tank for 1-2 months, shouldn't there have been a noticeable nitrate reading or did I check the params too soon? Again thank you for any replies!
tank-75 gallon reef ready drilled (capped off)
filtration- as stated the tank is drilled and the corner is portioned off for stand pipes.i removed the stand pipes, capped off the bulkheads, drilled a 1 inch hole at the bottom and installed a quiet one water pump(997gph) on the fish side of the plastic wall that portions off the stand pipe area.the pump pulls water down through approx a gallon of 15-30 ppi sponge clippings, an angelPlus active sponge filter(roughly 4 in dia x 4 inches),which is sandwiched between 2 -3 inch thick 50 ppi sponge filters ,tightly fitting the portioned off side top and bottom.
tank inhabitants- 2- 1 inch Buttikoferi. no plants,ceramic tile bottom, and 2 pieces of mopani driftwood.
My tank has been set up for 4 days.ive fed them roughly 3 or 4 times a day a decent amount as they are beastly little eaters.
My question is this.This morning I checked the water parameters (API test kit) and found 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 0 nitrate. Beings the angelplus active filter is seeded and ran on an established tank for 1-2 months, shouldn't there have been a noticeable nitrate reading or did I check the params too soon? Again thank you for any replies!
