Hi there - we are very new to Marine/Reef Aquariums! We have decided to set up a 50G saltwater aquarium. We will start out with as a fish only with live rock aquarium and hope to proceed to a reef once we get our bearings a little more. While we are waiting for the 50G tank to arrive we set up a 10G quarantine tank. We set it up with filters, powerheads, heater, live sand and live rock. The tank came with some pretty lame incandescent lighting so we ordered some PC lighting and are waiting for that to arrive.
We have been running the tank for about 8 or 9 days now. There are little molluks and other things on the rock but we obviously have not added any invertabrates or fish yet. Salinity and temperature are correct. We have tested our water for the last 7 days and all the levels are always perfect. PH 8.2 Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are 0.
Here is my question: I thought the tank was supposed to go through an Ammonia/Nitrite spike so the good bacteria could develop but it seems as if nothing is happening in our tank. Should we wait longer? Are we doing something wrong?
Thanks so much for any pointers on this...
Hebbah
We have been running the tank for about 8 or 9 days now. There are little molluks and other things on the rock but we obviously have not added any invertabrates or fish yet. Salinity and temperature are correct. We have tested our water for the last 7 days and all the levels are always perfect. PH 8.2 Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are 0.
Here is my question: I thought the tank was supposed to go through an Ammonia/Nitrite spike so the good bacteria could develop but it seems as if nothing is happening in our tank. Should we wait longer? Are we doing something wrong?
Thanks so much for any pointers on this...
Hebbah