AMONIa/nITRITE risin>downout
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It`s probably because you keep adding fish. Everytime you add something the extra ammonia produced by the new fish actually inhibits the growth of the bacteria you need to cycle the tank. Let it be for a few months with out any additions and keep up on water changes to keep any existing livestock healthy.
Chris
Chris
i dont let leftover of food remain
4 amemones-1 small dried/1/2 shrimp peace
2 damshels fishes -brine eggs/dried worms 20 worms adays
2 fishes-3-4 dried shrimps aday
i already put alot of live bacteria in it
still no estalishment
are my bacteria are not growing atall
or their is less rock/sand it
or toomuch load killing bacteria colonieS
I HAVE NO LIVE ROCK/2 PIEACES OF DEAD LIVE ROCK
ANY IDEAS?
4 amemones-1 small dried/1/2 shrimp peace
2 damshels fishes -brine eggs/dried worms 20 worms adays
2 fishes-3-4 dried shrimps aday
i already put alot of live bacteria in it
still no estalishment
are my bacteria are not growing atall
or their is less rock/sand it
or toomuch load killing bacteria colonieS
I HAVE NO LIVE ROCK/2 PIEACES OF DEAD LIVE ROCK
ANY IDEAS?
If you added live rock plus fish in the same week, it's no surprise that you're seeing ammonia. A tank of that size can maybe handle adding one small fish every two weeks. And, live rock should never be added to an established tank unless it has been cured outside the tank, and shown to have no ammonia or nitrites.
By the way, 20 worms and brine shrimp eggs is a lot of food. Most of those brine shrimp eggs won't be eaten and will lead to ammonia. Two or three worms a day per fish should be enough.
By the way, 20 worms and brine shrimp eggs is a lot of food. Most of those brine shrimp eggs won't be eaten and will lead to ammonia. Two or three worms a day per fish should be enough.
After all your posts on here and you not taking the advice of anybody on here I wish good luck in this hobby. You're going to need it. What size tank is this again something around 30 gallons if I remember right (21?)? You have all those fish and 4 lbs of live rock in a tank just over a month old. That's your problem right there. You need much more live rock in that tank.
i want to let everything settle right now for a while in my tank
the rocks are growing green coraline algae /or normal algae
i am saying green algae becouse ,...these two rocks are dead
but live rocks
becouse these two were in water without any salt for 13 months
but they were cured in saltwater before puting them in freshwater
now they are back in saltwater
something green is definaitly growing
but i not sure if these are coraline algae or green algae
not hair algae ...mostly growing on the top of rocks
i will add live rock after letting my tank get stable
will take more than 2 months
as need to order/cure/remove parasite for two months
OdDPO
the rocks are growing green coraline algae /or normal algae
i am saying green algae becouse ,...these two rocks are dead
but live rocks
becouse these two were in water without any salt for 13 months
but they were cured in saltwater before puting them in freshwater
now they are back in saltwater
something green is definaitly growing
but i not sure if these are coraline algae or green algae
not hair algae ...mostly growing on the top of rocks
i will add live rock after letting my tank get stable
will take more than 2 months
as need to order/cure/remove parasite for two months
OdDPO
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hmmm hope you don't have any fish in there. Sounds like your tank could actually be cycling, or else something has died in there and is creating the ammonia spike. Sounds like you have dead base rock, no actual live rock and hence you have no actual filter as the live rock acts as a filter. The beneficial bacteria need to populate and cover the rock for it to become live again and this takes time, won't happen overnight and won't happen by adding any culture etc. you need to be patient and slow down and let nature take it's course.
