Ammonia question

[ssg_mm]

Hi. I started moving my fish from an established 29g into a newly cycled 65g. I moved 2 damsels, 1 Coral Beauty, and 1 Rogue Scorpion over a 4 day period.
I checked my levels today and noticed my ammonia has slightly risen...not quite .25 but not quite 0 according to the card in my test kit.
Is this normal or should I be concerned?
Thanks.

 

[usinkit]

Yea I would be concerned. Too many fish in that short of time!!!

 

[mudplayerx]

I think any readable level of ammonia is bad. You can buy ammonia-absorbing media, but it might not work fast enough to protect the livestock. Sounds like you are still cycling to me.

 

[nicetry]

A newly cycled system can't can't keep up with such a sharp increase in the bioload. Ideally, the fish should have been transferred over the course of a couple weeks if not more, particularly the angel. Is there LR in the tank?
Any ammonia is bad, but test it couple times a day to make sure it doesn't go higher. A bit of Amquel might be in order.

 

[ssg_mm]

Okay...I guess I messed this one up.
I have approx 40lbs of LR and 2.5-3" of LS.
My first instinct was to try detoxing. (LFS recommended Prime and that's what I've been using. Prime vs. Amquel?)
Second test (completed about an hour after first) read 0. I had wife check colors to be sure... Really, how many shades of green can they fit on that thing?
Now what? Remove fish from tank... sustain and monitor...??
Any guidance/suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[pyro]

What test kit are you using? Have you ever gotten 0 NH3 reading? Red Sea test kits rarely give true NH3 readings.
Congrats on moving the damsels though, that in itself if an adventure.

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[swnewb]

Leave the damsels, take everything else out, wait a couple weeks to allow the bacteria to catch with the new bio-load, then add one more of the fish and repeat until everything is transfered. Also, you may want to think about adding more LR, but make sure it is cured first.

 

[ssg_mm]

What would you suggest as a better test kit? I have trouble with all of the colors and usually take a sample to LFS.