90 gallon sps reef aquarium build.

[Mckibbonator]

I added the fish food last week. Right now my ammonia is at .25, the nitrite is at .1, and the nitrate is 0.

 

[Wicked Color]

I would say you are not even close yet, add a big spoon of fish food, and forget about it for a couple weeks.

 

[Mckibbonator]

I thought ammonia killed stuff if it got above .1.

 

[Mini T]

Or a teaspoon of pure ammonia to really jump start things.

 

[Wicked Color]

when the bacterial cycle is working properly ll the ammonia will have become nitrite, then turned into nitrate, when there is no ammonia, or nitrite, and a bunch of nitrate you can do a water change and add a few fish and CUC.

 

[Wicked Color]

Or a teaspoon of pure ammonia to really jump start things.

wouldn't it need to be anhydrous?

 

[Mini T]

http://www.csupomona.edu/~jskoga/Aquariums/Ammonia.html

 

[Mckibbonator]

It's been 3+ weeks since the beginning of the cycle period. Things seem to be done since all that's left is nitrate. I'm going to do a water change when we come back from yellow stone. So far the is almost no algae since I've left the lights off for last few weeks. I plan to add the first fish then as well. More updates to come!

 

[Wicked Color]

Grazing CUC to keep algae in check!

 

[Mckibbonator]

Yea, I'm going to get some when I get back. I need to get a better heater first since the current one is struggling to keap temps above 75.

 

[Zooid]

I'd add CUC before a fish just so they can start eliminating the diatoms which will probably explode once you put some light over the tank.

 

[Mckibbonator]

Good point.

 

[Wicked Color]

Yea, I'm going to get some when I get back. I need to get a better heater first since the current one is struggling to keap temps above 75.

If there is room for more heat then add light, or flow....