Water Chemistry

I pulled out the test kits tonight to see where things are. I'm happy to report great numbers across the board.

Salinity 1.026sg
pH 8.22
ORP 313
Temperature 79.3F
Alkalinity 10dKH
Calcium 480ppm
Magnesium 1450ppm
Nitrate 0
Phosphate 0

Even with these excellent numbers, I'm going to do a 50g water change tomorrow.

The LED refugium lighting was installed two nights ago, and they look fantastic. Totally ...

I'm posting this from my iPhone since it's the only Internet I get at home so I don't have pictures. My problem is that a week ago I drilled into my Biocube 14 thinking it was acrylic... To make a long story short it wasn't. I reacted too quickly and placed my fish in a 40 gal breeder tank I had turned into a sump (it had been water tested previously, but the first time it had had saltwater in it was only several hours before). It was completely new and I tried to place all my livestock and coral ...

Well, My LFS advised me to try the chemical - Stability; to Cycle the tank with and after a weeks worth these are the readings taken at noon today.
temp - 80.5
SG - 1.024
PH - 8.0
Ammon - 0.00 ppm
Nitrite - 0.00 ppm
Nitrate - 20 ppm.

I dont have test kits yet for Alkalinity or calcium...

Am thinking that a 10% water change is in order and to see what the Nitrate comes down to???? or perhaps a 20%??

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Hello All,

My weekend project was to build a Quarantine Tank and start it cycling. I built the cabinet from scratch wood leftovers and the tank used to be a red ear slider Turtle tank. All in all I'm impressed that it's straight and level... lol.

Now, I've read a lot about the various ways to cycle a tank and was wondering if anyone has ever tried the dead shrimp into the tank as a biological medium to start the cycle on its way?

And what is the relationship ...

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So the 75 is making progress.

Here are the details.
Amonia. 2.4 eek.
Salinity 1.028 ugh
Ph. 8.3 haven't had a chance to clock the swing. That will happen tom I'll be home all day.
Calcium. 480
Nitrite. .01
Phosphates. .25
Iron. .01

I dosed a double dose of ammonia down. After 3 days of single dozing. I'm using sachem prime water conditioner. It continues to drop slowly. I'm gonna do a water change tom. Only thing is my return ...