Originally Posted by
rtspeed
http:///forum/post/2522874
well heres the thing a ammonia spike is a musta s this is what was trying to be accomplished by the demsel, i would take everything out of the tank and start a cycle with a piece of shrimp or some uncured live rock, just becuase things are living in there does not mean that you will not have one as soon as your bioload increases.
Disagree. An ammonia spike is not a must. It usually occurs because a tank has an insufficient amount of bacteria to break down ammonia being produced in a tank. If he has fish (which are obviously producing ammonia), and he's not getting a spike, it simply means that he had enough bacteria in the cured rock to completely break down all the available ammonia. So long as he increases his fish load slowly, the bacteria levels will naturally build and maintain the tank. There is nothing magical about an ammonia spike ~ the decline of the spike is just a sign that bacteria levels are increasing.
For goodness sake, if you haven't gotten a spike yet, your fine, just keep an eye on your ammonia levels to make sure you don't get one in the future. Especially when introducing more fish.
