Live rock and NH3

[robharold]

I need some help....again. I made some DIY rock. I have had it in water to cure for 1.5 - 2 mths. Yesterday I put it in my 55. everything seemed fine until this am. My coral beauty was floating(swimming) sideways and sometimes upside down. I ran tests and ammonia was 0.3. I checked before adding the rock and it was 0. Can anyone give me ideas on why this spike happened?
BTW I checked the pH on the water with the rocks for 2 weeks it was around 8 so I figured it was ready to go. Should I take some of it out and cure a little longer?
I did a 10% water change and beauty looks a little better but I think NH3 is still too high. Will do another change this afternoon.
Thanks

 

[thangbom]

if possible take the beauty out and put him in another tank.. when you cured your diy rock did you cure them in saltwater for the last 2 weeks?? cuzz they spike the water when they are fisrt introduced into saltwater.

 

[robharold]

No,
I did not know about that part. Is there any way to fix the problem? I have no ther tank to put the beauty in.
Thanks

 

[thangbom]

take the rock out and do some water changes.. .. 'cure' the rock in some saltwater.. ( the wc water would be ok for now) test the cureing rock till lvls are good.. then you can reintroduce the diy rock ...