🐠 I can see clearly now... 🐟

Observation & Action

1. Water is much clearer after the 10% water change and other changes yesterday. The ammonia is back to zero, and the pH is between 6.5 and 7.0.
2. The one sprout is getting taller since the growlight went in. Half of the bed is covered with the shelf required for the aerator, but it'll open up as soon as come up with a solution. It has to be at least 12" above the water line.
3. I seeded some sweet basil and cilantro/coriander. We'll see how it turns out with the additional equipment and tank changes.

The Numbers

Date	GH General Hardness	KH Carbonate Hardness	pH	NO2 Nitrites	NO3 Nitrates	NH3/NH4 Ammonia	Temp °C
16-Jun	120	40	7.0	0	80	0.00	24°

Ammonia Watch canceled (Happy happy joy joy)

Observations

• My ammonia reading last night was 1.0 ppm. Imagine my surprise when performed this test this morning. It's down to 0.25 ppm!,  Time for more plants and a fish feeding! 
• The pH is close to a 7.0, and I have a decent supply of nitrites and nitrates for the nitrogen cycle. 
• There seems to be some algae in the tank, since it's a bit cloudy, but I'm much happier with less ammonia!
• The surrogate plants also look good. Since the seeds have been soaking, I am going to sowing them in the growbed today.

Seeding

May I present the soaked seeds! The only set that showed by noticeable transformation were the chive, which developed a gooey, translucent membrane around the seeds. The others do not look like that were soaked at all. They are now in the growbed along with a prayer that they grow into something delicious!

Soaked seeds	Jalapeño Peppers	Lemongrass
	Chive	Basil

The Numbers

Date	GH	KH	pH	NO2	NO3	NH3/NH4	Temp °C
18-May	120	80	7.0	5	80	0.25	23°