Rufus1
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2012
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- 12
Gboy66 said:I dont think there is a coral..or an alive one. Looks like dead xenia IMO
melosu58 said:What are your water test results right now?
Danyboy said:You need longer lighting periods
They are:
Ph 7.9
Ammonia 1.2
Nitrite .3ppm
Nitrate 5ppm
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Sniperhank said:These results say that you are not cycled. Being cycled means you have the bacteria in the tank to consume ammonia and nitrite. Having any detectable levels means you either aren't cycled at all or you added 5 tangs to your tank at once.
Sniperhank said:Those cycles in a bottle are pretty much garbage. Even if they did work, without having fish in the tank you had nothing to produce ammonia. Without producing ammonia you starved the bacteria and you no longer have any. You need to cycle again.
Sniperhank said:Throw an uncooked shrimp in and keep doing your water changes to keep the parameters down, as any ammonia/nitrite is deadly. Once it is cycled, put a fish in the tank to keep the ammonia going.