aquarium1
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I did empty most of the tank and rinse it several times before adding the purified water. I added additional substrate, and new filters, and live rock after about a month and half or two. The tank is growing green plants and seems to be mostly clear and nice looking. Have had some green/brown growing stuff, but can wipe that off. Maybe fish, etc, would clean that up.
I have taken several readings, done water exchanges(filtered tap through a deionizer made for this sort of stuff. My reading is still a tad high. I hesitate to put fish in the tank. Can something else live be put in, to help get the tank environment cycling properly? I also want to know if there is a better way to test than trying to match color readings. It's hard to tell the difference between the greens and green yellow on my test strip paper, and the vial of colored water.
Any advise you can give to a newby is appreciated!