Water parameters

The salinity is at about 1.025-1.026, which is perfect.

My ammonia test came back very high. It is at 1.0 ppm.  I have added Prime, which detoxifies water and even though the ammonia level is still very high and reads high in tests, it isn't toxic to the sea stars. The reason my ammonia is so high now is because I didn't cycle my tank. The reason I didn't cycle before adding the stars was because these types of stars usually come in as hitchhikers anyway, so I knew they were extremely hardy under changing water conditions. The ammonia levels will decrease and eventually be 0 as my tank levels out.

The pH of my tank is currently 8.0. This is the perfect acidity for sea stars and other inverts.

The nitrate is at 0, which is very good.

The nitrite is also at 0.The nitrite, nitrate, and ammonia all need to be at 0. Once these are all at 0 consistently through several tests though, that is a sign that the tank has gone through cycling and is stable.