Have not changed water in very long time. Please help!

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With the ammonia levels you have right now maybe you should take out any existing livestock and put them in a more habitable environment. Maybe you have a friend or a good LFS who can help you out with that. Once you do that you can concentrate on getting your levels back to normal and reintroduce when your test out right parameters for livestock. Here is a helpful guide for where you should be at.

Table 1. Parameters critical to control in reef aquaria.​
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Parameter:[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Reef Aquaria Recommendation:[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Typical Surface Ocean Value:[SIZE=-1]1[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Calcium[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]380-450 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]420 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Alkalinity[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]2.5-4 meq/L 7-11 dKH 125-200 ppm CaCO[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE] equivalents[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]2.5 meq/L 7 dKH 125 ppm CaCO[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE] equivalents[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Salinity[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]35 ppt sg = 1.026[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]34-36 ppt sg = 1.025-1.027[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Temperature[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]76-83° F[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Variable2[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]pH[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]7.8-8.5 OK 8.1-8.3 is better[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]8.0-8.3 (can be lower or higher in lagoons) [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Magnesium[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1250-1350 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1280 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Phosphate[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]< 0.03 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]0.005 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Ammonia[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]<0.1 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT]	[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Variable (typically <0.1 ppm)[/SIZE][/FONT]