I have started a new BC 14. This is my first Saltwater tank. I have 15 lbs of live sand and 17 lbs of live rock. My water papameters are :
Sal 1.024
Nitrate 0
ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
PH 8.4
Temp 80-82
alk normal
These have been the same since the tank was started for all of the 2 weeks I have not had any spikes in levels of the key components. I am concerned about the temp change from morning until night and and the fact that there hasn't been any ammonia spike to signal a nitrate cycle.
some of the changes that were made are a heater in chamber 1
live rock in chamber 2 with filter floss on the top and the pump in chamber 3
Here is pic of the aquascaping:
Sal 1.024
Nitrate 0
ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
PH 8.4
Temp 80-82
alk normal
These have been the same since the tank was started for all of the 2 weeks I have not had any spikes in levels of the key components. I am concerned about the temp change from morning until night and and the fact that there hasn't been any ammonia spike to signal a nitrate cycle.
some of the changes that were made are a heater in chamber 1
live rock in chamber 2 with filter floss on the top and the pump in chamber 3
Here is pic of the aquascaping: