seadoggy
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My 55 ga tank has been up in running as a salt tank for almost 2 wks. Before it was a salt tank it was bracket tank. I have a marineland 280/330 and mag350 filter on it with 3 biowheels. That have been in their for almost 2years now. Also a protein skimmer and 1 powerhead. When I set up my tank I added 10lbs of live sand, with 40lbs of live rock. I saw my ammonia spike and drop in about a wk. 2 days ago I took a water sample up to the pet store and my PH was 8.2-8.4, Nitrates about 20 i believe, and nitrites were 2 with my ammonia @ zero. So I bought one fish a Percula clown small maybe 1 inch. Today I buy my own test kit from Pet supermarket it's a DRY-TAB Master kit by Aquarium pharm. I tested my ammonia it was 2.0ppm?!!(that was with the dry tabs) now I tested it with my liquid buy the same company and it was zero?!! Next was my nitrates 140!! they were 20-40 at the store?!! Now my nitrites are about .2 almost zero and were the same up at the store. I am so confused? on what to belive. Now my clown will not eat he looks good I bought reef flakes, and today frozen brine shrimp still will not eat so please just help.....