Brand new 10g....how is my params?

kokamo

kokamo

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Hey guys, LOVE THE SITE! There is soooo much info to soak up here.
I have a brand new 10g tank w/15lbs of LR and 10lbs of LS. It has been set up for one week yesterday. I have been adding a little calcium and a little buffer but thats about it. I think it has done it's cycle (if I am understanding this correctly) Here are my parameters....
KH~~~~~~~14
PH~~~~~~~8.4
Nitrate~~~~~~20
Nitrite~~~~~~~0
Gravity~~~~~~1.025
Calcium~~~~~~300
Temp~~~~~~~84* ( I know it's high, it has a fan on it as I speak)
I just added a 10 person janitorial crew of Scarlet Hermits (I think) They are doing a great job for the first three hours if I may say so myself.
Thanks,
Joe
Here are some pix!!!!!!

 
alyssia

alyssia

Active Member
Was the LR already cured? What about your ammonia reading? The calcium is low but I don't think that matters if you don't have corals (but I'm not positive).
 
kokamo

kokamo

Member
The LFS stated it was 80% cured when it was purchased. No ammonia tests have been done yet. Didn't think I really needed too since the other levels seemed relatively ok. (please correct me....I am a newbie still)
Yes, calcium is a little low, but it will be going up slowly. I understand on these small tanks, I need to do a little at a time. I hope to have a few corals of some sort in a couple of weeks.
Thanks,
Joe
 
alyssia

alyssia

Active Member
No problem. I forgot to add, you are right about bringing your levels up slowly and monitoring them carefully in a small tank. I don't know how your tank would of cycled so quickly unless your rock was already cured. (It does happen though).
 
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