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01-30-2007, 06:38 PM
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 nitrates and ammonia well put live rock in yesterday and i tested nitrates and amonia wich was both high is this normal what else should i check:confused:is this normal  |
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01-30-2007, 09:39 PM
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| I'm new to this also, but Live rock goes through a die-off phase which will cause your Ammonia to spike! Hope you don't have any fish in there! |
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01-30-2007, 09:39 PM
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| That is if your Live Rock wasn't cured already. |
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01-30-2007, 11:51 PM
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| will the spike evntually dissapear |
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01-30-2007, 11:58 PM
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| yea, it is a part of the cycling process... Ammonia will turn into Nitrite and then to Nitrate... Then do a 20-40% water change.... That is what I did. |
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01-31-2007, 08:06 AM
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| I cycled with cured rock I cycled with cured rock, so I didn't see the ammonia spike, but it is perfectly normal. Don't freak out when the whole tank blooms a lovely brown color either. Diatoms, they are all part of it. |
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01-31-2007, 08:15 AM
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| Yeah just let the tank run (without changing the water) untill the amonia and nitrite are gone.. they will be converted over time as you build a small bioload. Did you use anything like live sand to also help kickoff the cycle? Remember this is not a one time thing .. anytime you add a fish or rock or anything like that there will be another mini cycle .. Just remember, only bad things happen quickly in this hobby .. |
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