prthd
Reefing newb
how can i lower it, its at .50
ammonia
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SeattleDarko
REEFER
You are in your cycle, your tank has been up for 1 week? here is an thread that will tell you abut the cycle and when you should expect your ammonia to go down.
https://www.livingreefs.com/cycling-tank-adding-fish-and-corals-t26452.html
https://www.livingreefs.com/cycling-tank-adding-fish-and-corals-t26452.html
prthd
Reefing newb
no it is over 5 weeks, cycle is done. i added some live rock last night with coral, as well as added a T5 light. i was thinking that maybe the HO light had something to do with it
SeattleDarko
REEFER
You just added more LR changing the bio load that can start a 'mini cycle',
prthd
Reefing newb
will the coral and other things be ok
please define a mini cycle
please define a mini cycle
SeattleDarko
REEFER
Really you are in the 1st 5 weeks this is probably part of your big cycle still, they can cycle for a while. Ammonia is harmful to anything I am pretty sure? How much stuff do you have in your tank 5weeks you shouldn't have to much?
yote
In Memoriam
I've seen tanks take 3 months to cycle.
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
A water change will lower it
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
dcantucson
Reef pro
Do a water change. and test again. If necessary do another one every couple of days. What type of corals do you have in there?
prthd
Reefing newb
i got some mushrooms and something what just poped up, looks like a tree, has grown almost 3 inches in 2 days. kinda red.brown, orange ish, in color. there are some spores also that came on the rock
the guy at the local did scrub the rocks in some places, that might be the reasoning behind gthe spkie.
the guy at the local did scrub the rocks in some places, that might be the reasoning behind gthe spkie.
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
Can you send us pics? 3 inches in 2 days...it may be an alien. At that rate it'll be over 500' tall in a year. We better find out what it is.:D
Gigaah
Reefing newb
Yeah ammonia is bad. I had one ammonia spike a month ago or so that lasted a day and I could tell my fish were slightly distressed by it. It wasn't a big spike either. I'd have to say keep on top of water changes even if you have to do it every day untill it gets back to zero. I'll like nitrite and nitrate ride a bit..but I don't screw around when it comes to ammonia.
