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nevik
08/17/2010, 07:06 PM
SUMMARY---- picked up a used sw fowler setup, no livestock, sat for a week with no heat or pumps or lights.... brought it home placed all LR in an extra tank with fresh SW, pump and heater....that was sunday....tested param's tonight Temp- 80 ph 7.8-7.9 nh3 almost 0 no2 almost 0.... does this sound right? is it too early to see nh3 on the rise? I do see about a dozen Aptasia thriving on the rock< so maybe all the good stuff didnt die through the ordeal Let me know whatcha think thanks

nevik
08/17/2010, 07:07 PM
Forgot sg----- 1.023

Tuscaquatics
08/17/2010, 07:08 PM
You probably didn't have a lot of die-off, which is good. But the aiptasia is a bad sign. The rock might not be well-taken-care-of, and it could be full of phosphates and such that will give you problems. I'd do a test for phosphates soon.

nevik
08/17/2010, 07:17 PM
If i find it is high in phospates what would i do?