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I've had my tank up for maybe 2 months now my fish in for maybe a month give or take my ammonia is about .15ppm and the nitrite is .05ppm, nitrate is 0ppm what is the reason for the ammonia and nitrate to come back I cycled the tank before I got the fish also I have 8 hermits and a turbo snail...

Well I have had my tank up and running for about 4 weeks when I started I killed two damsels and then one green chromis who jumped to his death so I don't count him. Now for the past week I've had 4 hermit crabs and the green chromis happily living together with no problems in the 65 gal tank...

When is it alright to add things to the tank like hermit crabs and snails can I do this during my tanks cycle or should I wait till after?

Originally Posted by chuckcac i agree - you are moving too fast... the tank does need to cycle. however, damsels are generally very hardy and it is a common practice (however cruel, outdated and unneccesary) to cycle a tank with them and they usually can survive the nitrogen cycle without a...

I have just started my first saltwater aquarium with no luck so far the damsel fish I added on day 7 died in under 24hrs. The ammonia in my tank is .25ppm, nitrite is .1ppm nitrate is 0, salt level is 1.022. Its a 65 gallon tank with 40lbs of live sand and 6lbs of live rock. It has had RO water...