5 day old 36 gallon fishless.
Plants: Baby Dwarf Tears; Brazilian Pennywort; Dwarf Pennywort; Bacopa Salzmannii Purple; Alternathera Reineckii Scarlet Temple; Java Moss. All new.
CO2: Drop check is green
API: Master Test Kit
PH. 6.2
Ammonia: 2ppm (Dr. Tims)
Nitrites: 1-2ppm
Nitrates: 0ppm
KH: 2 drops (not sure how to read this one)
TDS: 350
Fluval Stratum and Eco Complete. Driftwood. API Quick Start. Easy Green 3 pumps every other day skipping weekends. Crushed coral. Finnex 24/7 High light. HOB filter. Very small amount of hair algae on BDT, nowhere else.
Ok! Nerd stuff out of the way! Very new to planted tanks. Here is my question: Is it normal to have 0 nitrates after dosing Easy Green (test was 2 hours after dosing)? My ammonia is high because of Dr. Tims, is the nitrite coming from the fertilizer, Quick Start, or both? Should I dose more Easy Green to get nitrates up even though nitrites and ammonia is high? Am I missing something completely? Thank you!