help me PLEASE
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dvst8r
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well i thought mytank was done cycling it is currently a 125 gallon FOWLR with a
regal tang 2 yellow tail damsels 2 cleaner shrimps 2 fire shrimps 6 snails and a sand sifting star it has been up and running for about 3 months and i thought the cycle was done i have 75 lbs of lr and 40 lbs of ls HELP ME PLEASE i dont wanna kill anything
regal tang 2 yellow tail damsels 2 cleaner shrimps 2 fire shrimps 6 snails and a sand sifting star it has been up and running for about 3 months and i thought the cycle was done i have 75 lbs of lr and 40 lbs of ls HELP ME PLEASE i dont wanna kill anything
danedodger
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Don't panic! You're readings aren't all that bad! Any idea where your nitrites and nitrates are at? Temp? Salinity? Blood alcohol le...oh heck, sorry! That's for me!!
Since it's only been three months or so it might still be cycling. When did you add liverock and livestock? If you added all that at once or too quickly it might just be that you had some bacteria from the original cycling but all the extra critters are putting off more ammonia than your current bacteria can handle.
Watch your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels VERY closely for awhile!! If the ammonia starts to go up too high (at least higher than 1.0) do a small water change to bring it back down. The bacteria will multiply to where they can handle the bioload. Just hang in there!
Since it's only been three months or so it might still be cycling. When did you add liverock and livestock? If you added all that at once or too quickly it might just be that you had some bacteria from the original cycling but all the extra critters are putting off more ammonia than your current bacteria can handle.
Watch your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels VERY closely for awhile!! If the ammonia starts to go up too high (at least higher than 1.0) do a small water change to bring it back down. The bacteria will multiply to where they can handle the bioload. Just hang in there!
