I added new fish and decided I did not like my rock structure. I took out many of the rocks, and a few days later I bought 40 lbs of live rock from LFS.
Although I'm running phosphate silicate remover, I am seeing some diatoms on the rocks.
API ammoni test .25
API nitrites 0
Salifert Nitrates 0
I dosed prime.
My lights were on a pretty high intensity but I googled and it said that nitrification bacteria grow best in the dark, so I closed my lights off.
I had some of the new fish die on me.
Should I dose prime every 48 hours, or should I do it once a day?
Any tips for me because I just got a big water change done 3 days ago and I dosed prime on that day. Will prime actually work for 48 hours because my fish are still producing more ammonia. I think I should dose every day?
How can I speed up the bacteria growth? I'm thinking of maintaining the addition of prime and just waiting for the bacteria to naturally catch up.
Tank is about 300g. Maybe a little more with the sump included.
Although I'm running phosphate silicate remover, I am seeing some diatoms on the rocks.
API ammoni test .25
API nitrites 0
Salifert Nitrates 0
I dosed prime.
My lights were on a pretty high intensity but I googled and it said that nitrification bacteria grow best in the dark, so I closed my lights off.
I had some of the new fish die on me.
Should I dose prime every 48 hours, or should I do it once a day?
Any tips for me because I just got a big water change done 3 days ago and I dosed prime on that day. Will prime actually work for 48 hours because my fish are still producing more ammonia. I think I should dose every day?
How can I speed up the bacteria growth? I'm thinking of maintaining the addition of prime and just waiting for the bacteria to naturally catch up.
Tank is about 300g. Maybe a little more with the sump included.