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Posted by David Cheney on April 23, 2005, 4:12 pm
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I added a good chunk of frozen shrimp about a week ago. Also added some of
the waste from my protein skimmer (not sure this was a good idea or not, but
it was high in ammonia) Didn't see any big change in the ammonia. I'm just
using test kits so it's hard to get a real accurate reading.
nitrates = 0
nitrites = 0
ammonia =between 0 & .25 (been there for a couple of weeks)
I realize these are some what vague.
I've also noticed a lot of reddish algae which I have associated with
ammonia spikes in my other tank.
> David
>
> If your live rock was very well cured, you may not see a nitrite peak. The
> last tank I set up had a peak of amonia after about 3 days, the next day,
> ammonia and nitrites were zero! (I'm sure that the nitrates peaked but it
> didn't register on daily tests). Where are your nitrates? You may have
> missed the nitrites but if the nitrates are up a bit the rock is probably
> cycled. It's worth checking your source water, if the nitrates are higher
> in
> the tank than the source water, then you may well have already cycled. If
> in
> doubt, it may be worth putting a couple of shrimp (fresh, frozen but not
> live!) and carefully watch the ammonia levels, if they increase after a
> day
> or two, you haven't cycled properly yet.
>
> If you plan to do the biological filtration by live rock alone (and that
> would be my preference), I would add at least another 40lbs to the
> existing
> rock for a 75 gallon tank.
>
> I hope it helps.
>
> Mark
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> If your live rock was very well cured, you may not see a nitrite peak. The
> last tank I set up had a peak of amonia after about 3 days, the next day,
> ammonia and nitrites were zero! (I'm sure that the nitrates peaked but it
> didn't register on daily tests). Where are your nitrates? You may have
> missed the nitrites but if the nitrates are up a bit the rock is probably
> cycled. It's worth checking your source water, if the nitrates are higher
> in
> the tank than the source water, then you may well have already cycled. If
> in
> doubt, it may be worth putting a couple of shrimp (fresh, frozen but not
> live!) and carefully watch the ammonia levels, if they increase after a
> day
> or two, you haven't cycled properly yet.
>
> If you plan to do the biological filtration by live rock alone (and that
> would be my preference), I would add at least another 40lbs to the
> existing
> rock for a 75 gallon tank.
>
> I hope it helps.
>
> Mark
>
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