Hi there, I have a question or 2. First off i'm new to saltwater tanks, and am very excited for the whole process. But i'm a little confused, I have had my tank for a week and has been cycling with live sand and live rock the whole time.
The ammonia stage has peeked and now dropped, the nitrite stage has never shown up, but I have algae everywhere (on the the rocks, and the sand is turning brown), my Ammonia, Nitrite, and my Nitrate are all reading 0ppm, what does these mean?
I use an API Saltwater master test Kit to check the High Range PH ( which was reading 7.8, now reads 8.2 after adding PurpleUp for 3 days Coralline Algae Accelerator. I realize the title says it all, but I was still expecting the cycles to follow through).
I am adding Stability New Tank Stabilization System by Seachem ( recommended dosage).
My Ammonia stage peaked at 0.50ppm 2 days ago, and lastnight it was at 0ppm, the nitrite was at 0ppm and the nitrate was at 0ppm. I know this is what i'm looking for, however it worries me that maybe i messed up somewhere. 8days for a full tank cycle would be awesome but unlikely with my luck lol.
Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks!