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Ok thanks again! I have started 25% water changes today. In your opinions what kind of time frame am I looking at to get nitrites and ammonia back to 0. Also if my fish happen to survive this what should be my next steps? Should I replace cleanup crew, I'm just not sure what to do next. I...

I added the clownfish about a month after I thought the tank had completely cycled and then waited three weeks before adding the cardinals then another month before adding the firefish. I do think there has been some die off from cleanup crew because I can't find my turbo snails and I saw what...

If that is indeed what happened what would you suggest I do?

I was told to use the live rock to cycle the tank by the Lfs. I waited more than a month as advised and then began testing water and all parameters were correct both by me and Lfs. That is why I was surprised by spike. I have 60 lbs of sand in tank. I will test water again in morning...

Thanks for the help! Is this normal for the nitrites to spike like that after it had already cycled once or could there be some other explanation? I am just confused by all the EXPERTS who keep giving conflicting recommendations. Thanks again for helping!

My tank had already cycled once before and I was religious about testing before adding live stock so that is why I was concerned about spike in nitrites and ammonia. You say do 25% water changes. How frequently would you do those?

I am using a red sea marine test kit and my water is showing 0 nitrates, .25 ammonia, .1 nitrites, 8.4 ph. LFS said to do 25% water change and I did but the nitrites haven't come down. I need some advice! 55g tank 40lbs live rock 2 cardinalfish 2 clown fish 2 firefish Cleanup crew Also...