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02-03-2008, 06:35 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008
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 |  Tester Kit (Fish or Reef)
What tester kit should I use (fish or reef)? Tank only has LS-LR and been cycling 1week tomorrow | 
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02-03-2008, 06:39 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
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Anything that measures nitrates, nitrites, and pH. Since your cycling something to measure ammonia would be nice, but if your measuring nitrites and nitrates then it's not necessary. I know a lot of people don't like them, but for starting purposes you can use the dip stick tests. Just make sure that any other testing kits you get are good ones. (Salifert is one of the best, but they're pricey)
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55gal,216 watt Tek T5, 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 3 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 scopas tang, 2 false percs, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | |
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02-03-2008, 06:46 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Ditto on what mandarin11 said. Since your still cycling, all you need is a ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, PH and salt. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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02-03-2008, 11:19 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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during cycling all you really need is NH3,4 but Ca,dKH,Mg would also help. if your NH3,4 goes over 1ppm i suggest a 20% water change
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02-04-2008, 07:37 PM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Got my test kit today (OceanMaster)
Ammonia: 0.0
PH: 7.8
Nitrate: 10
Alkalinity: 3 (mEq/L)
Nitrite: here it made no color change at all (looks clear) so should i test again or does it mean 0
Salinity: 1.020
Temp: 78.8
Calcium: 400mg/L(ppm)
so does this mean i'm ready for some fish 
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02-04-2008, 08:56 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Vlamingii Tang
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dont worry about the nitrites. what is your Ca, Mg, salinity, temp? | |
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02-04-2008, 09:19 PM
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| | Plankton
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UPDATED and don't have Ca-calcium readings yet but what's mg? | |
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02-04-2008, 09:28 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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Mg=magnesium | |
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02-04-2008, 09:37 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Plankton
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Ok, back to the store i go lol. Thanks. With my nitrite not changing color on the test kit, staying clear is that a 0 reading? | |
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