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Old 02-07-2007, 08:45 PM
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ok i did some test on my water and these are what i got
ph; 8.0
nitrate;1.0 atleast
ammonia;0.0
salinty;1.022

so could you tell me whtas gioing on with my tank or how long until i could start to put fish in just something thanks
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Get your PH to 8.1-8.3.

Your salinity should be a bit higher at 1.024...nitrate needs to be really 0.
Lets wait a few more days and swee what happends.

You need to start looking for live rock if you haven't already put some in the tank
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