alexgoodyear
Aquarium Advice Newbie
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2008
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HI,
I have set up my tank as decribed in the user guide, is a 38L tank i have got the correct salt levels and temparature, but on day after i set it up the ammonia level was 1.5ppm with 0ppm nititate on day 2 the levels have gone up to 8ppm ammonia and 0.25ppm nitrite, I have given the tank no source of ammonia or nitrite the only additional thing i have put in is stress zyme+ once the temperature of the tank stablized. i have not introduced any live rocks with the intention of manually dosing the tank with pure ammonia to cycle the tank.
Were is this ammonia comming from? do i need to bother manual adding ammonia?
i assume that once the level of ammonia and nitrites have peak and returned to 0 i can introduces the 1st fish? how long after the levels return to 0 do i introduce the fish, is there a risk of the good bacteria dieing off if there is no source of ammonia?
thanks
Alex
A COMPLETE NOVICE!!
I have set up my tank as decribed in the user guide, is a 38L tank i have got the correct salt levels and temparature, but on day after i set it up the ammonia level was 1.5ppm with 0ppm nititate on day 2 the levels have gone up to 8ppm ammonia and 0.25ppm nitrite, I have given the tank no source of ammonia or nitrite the only additional thing i have put in is stress zyme+ once the temperature of the tank stablized. i have not introduced any live rocks with the intention of manually dosing the tank with pure ammonia to cycle the tank.
Were is this ammonia comming from? do i need to bother manual adding ammonia?
i assume that once the level of ammonia and nitrites have peak and returned to 0 i can introduces the 1st fish? how long after the levels return to 0 do i introduce the fish, is there a risk of the good bacteria dieing off if there is no source of ammonia?
thanks
Alex
A COMPLETE NOVICE!!