Checking In

[sandy]

Hi All. Just checking in. All my critters are doing great. Thank you!
Sandy in Tucson
50 gal, 55lbs LR, 65 lbs Sand, Fluval 304, Skilter
1 Purple Tang
2 Percula Clowns (Common)
2 Yellow-Tail Damsels
1 Yellow-head Sleeper Goby
1 Scooter Blenny
3 Pepperment Shrimp
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Serpent Star
3 Turbo Snails
2 Bumble Bee Snails
7 Hermits (various sizes)

 

[fshhub]

tanks for the update sandy, i was wondering, and assuming that was the case, since we have not heard back in a while
so your water did stabilize, i am real glad to hear that, SURE TO BE MORE HAPPY DAYS AHEAD, now it gets fun(ner)

 

[sandy]

Thanks fshhub! Yeah... but my NitrItes are still at trace! dang it. Still a young tank.
Also... my QT tank water... shows .25 Ammonia. How can that be? It is R/O water, salt, heater, whisper with carbon bio bag. I added a bag of ammo lock yesterday. So, I gotta chuck this 20 gal. of change out water and re-do it?

 

[fshhub]

are you cycling you rq tnak or what, where in the cycle are you
we need a little more info on that one are there fish in it, and how old is it, things like that

 

[sandy]

No, not cycling... just a 20 gal. water change tank for now. I plan on using it as a QT eventually if I need it.
The 20 gal has no substrate. It just has a hang on whisper filter with carbon filter bag. It also has an airstone running and a heater.
So, last weekend I put in 20 gal r/o water mixed with the appropriate amount of Coral Life Salt. I'm running just the water ... no fish, nada. Yesterday, when I was testing Ammo for my 50 gal, I also tested the ammo on the 20 gal. I thought that the 20 gal would be absolute zero to compare with my 50 gal. HA! The 50 gal was zero and the 20 gal was .25
I went and bought a bag of ammo lock - which is supposed to get rid of ammonia. I put it in the whisper filter on the 20. This morning the 20 gal levels are still .25 ammonia and zero nitrite.
So... I'm guessing I'll have to chuck the 20 gal of change out water and age more water for my weekend water change... yes? (Gotta age it before using it as water change).
Thanks