Sjerseymom
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I started my first saltwater tank March 15 this year. Had some initial issues with cycling but had my ammonia spike to 8 on 4-30. It came down to 0.25 on 4-10 & has been there ever since.
Current levels
Ammonia 0.25
Nitrites 0
Nitrates run 5-10
Salinity 1.023-1.024
PH 8-8.2
Temp ~ 80
All fish are doing great & everyone survived our week vacation eating all the brown algae that was trying to explode. I have 2 clownfish, mandarin, flame angel, 4 blue chromis, purple fire fish, fire shrimp, had 2 emerald crabs but do think only 1 is living ( debatable if one died or shed), blue & red hermits, and snails- mostly turbo. I do have an issue with snails dying & not sure if dye from tipping over & just can't get back up or something else. Right now maybe lack of algae as my tank is pretty clean compared to when I went on vacation.
My big question is- I know I want my ammonia to be 0, but I consistently read 0.25. Very thing is doing great even when I add something new. Any thoughts on what could be causing this & how to finally get it to 0? I do question my test but my freshwater tank reads 0. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have a 75 gallon
Fluval canister filter
In tank protein skimmer
I do have a sump I have to put together but my tank is not drilled & we are planning to move out of state. So the sump maybe on hold until we move & can properly drill the tank if not upgrade.
Again thank you for any suggestions for this newbie ?
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Current levels
Ammonia 0.25
Nitrites 0
Nitrates run 5-10
Salinity 1.023-1.024
PH 8-8.2
Temp ~ 80
All fish are doing great & everyone survived our week vacation eating all the brown algae that was trying to explode. I have 2 clownfish, mandarin, flame angel, 4 blue chromis, purple fire fish, fire shrimp, had 2 emerald crabs but do think only 1 is living ( debatable if one died or shed), blue & red hermits, and snails- mostly turbo. I do have an issue with snails dying & not sure if dye from tipping over & just can't get back up or something else. Right now maybe lack of algae as my tank is pretty clean compared to when I went on vacation.
My big question is- I know I want my ammonia to be 0, but I consistently read 0.25. Very thing is doing great even when I add something new. Any thoughts on what could be causing this & how to finally get it to 0? I do question my test but my freshwater tank reads 0. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have a 75 gallon
Fluval canister filter
In tank protein skimmer
I do have a sump I have to put together but my tank is not drilled & we are planning to move out of state. So the sump maybe on hold until we move & can properly drill the tank if not upgrade.
Again thank you for any suggestions for this newbie ?
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