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  1. prince26

    Ammonia reading in my tap water help!!

    Ammonia may be present in drinking-water as a result of disinfection with chloramines. . So buying the RO filter is the only way to get around this huh??
  2. prince26

    Ammonia reading in my tap water help!!

     there is an  api test kit is for both saltwater/ freshwater, there are two ammonia test color charts, one for freshwater aquariums, and one for saltwater is that the kit you have . Yes API test kit for saltwater.
  3. prince26

    Ammonia reading in my tap water help!!

    Stupid question: did you test freshwater with a saltwater test kit? Good job on the RO. I would do close to a 100% water change.. Lol I used a API saltwater test kit.
  4. prince26

    Ammonia reading in my tap water help!!

    Yea reading are accurate, here's the thing. I didn't start getting no kind of algae at all until I started ghost feeding a little over a month ago. I have a tap water conditionar that makes the water safe but still get the ammonia readings. .25. PH 8.0. Thanks.
  5. prince26

    Ammonia reading in my tap water help!!

    Hello, I've been cycling my tank for about 3, months. Just recently I tested my tap water for the hell of it, and what do you know, I get a .25 reading of ammonia. So I went out and bought a RO filter, getting it hooked up tomorrow. So what percentage of a water chance should I do? And after I...
  6. prince26

    Is my cycle almost done?

    OK so basically put fish food in once a day till the levels and such get to zero? and i do plan on getting coral in the future, but I'm gonna wait at least 6 months before i even think bout that you know.
  7. prince26

    Is my cycle almost done?

    hi and thanks.. only thing i have in the tank is 55lb of Fiji sand 60lb of live rock (Carib Sea aquascaping reef rock) filtration--Penn Plax Cascade 700 GPH one digital thermometer and one regular one lighting--Aquasun t5 HO 48 two light bulbs, one ocean and 2ND coral. got a protein skimmer...
  8. prince26

    Is my cycle almost done?

    Hello, i have a 55gal saltwater tank that i had to hard cycle. its 3 days away from being 6 weeks that it has been going thru the cycle, both nitrates, no2,no3 are at 0 sense the 4th week of the cycle, but my PH it steady at 8.0 and the Ammoina 0.25, both been like that for past 2, weeks.i have...
  9. prince26

    Am i doing everything right?

    Yea I ordered online, from the ***** site, I read up on it and says its live rock and coral safe.
  10. prince26

    Am i doing everything right?

    Hello, as you know, i am new to this, i already got everything for my tank (55gal) and its been up and running sense July 20Th approx time 915pm. The PH levels are and have been 8.4, and i test every other day.The nitrite and ammonia levels have been zero. temp of water has been high, but i been...
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