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Originally Posted by newreefer_59
Thanks all very much for the excellent responses. I am fairly in-tune with the basics, so I was mainly referring to other elements such as calcium, magnesium, phosphates, potassium levels/tests and the like. I should have been a little more clear with that  The nitrite is 0 and ammonia is .1, but the algae is still evident, tho better than a few weeks back.
I have had a smaller salt water tank for several years, but find there is so much more to know with a reef set-up.
Oh, and I would still like to know if the 'bacterboost' I was sold several weeks ago is something that is beneficial to the continual operation, or an additional additive not needed, and appreciate any advice on that. |
The ammonia should be at zero.
You do not need any 'additives' to cycle a tank. All you need to do is throw in a dead shrimp as the initial food source to get the bacterial going.