Hi all,
Waterbox 20 gallon
Lighting: AI Prime 16HD
CaribSea life rock 20lbs
CaribSea special grade live sand 20lbs
Tank age: 4 months old (started on 1/8/22)
AIO filtration: 1 filter sock (with filter floss in), 2 bio sponges, bio-balls, Biohome Ultimate marine 1kg, Seachem De-nitrate, activated charcoal
Water parameters (Natural Sea Water from UK big supplier)
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature: 25C
Ammonia: more than 8ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 6ppm
Phosphate: 0.03ppm
PH: 7.8
Calcium: 450ppm
Magnesium: 1350ppm
KH: 10.5dKH
I have just done tests today again after two big 50% and one 25% water changes. The ammonia remains more than 8.0ppm. But Seachem Ammonia Alert remains around 0.05. But my two clown fishes are alive which I believe most of them are ammonium. My corals are not opening well. See the pictures attached. Can you help please? Are these corals dead? Are they producing ammonia to the tank or my tank is not or was not cycled properly. My tank ammonia never goes down to 0ppm before but now it has gone so high.
Please help.
Waterbox 20 gallon
Lighting: AI Prime 16HD
CaribSea life rock 20lbs
CaribSea special grade live sand 20lbs
Tank age: 4 months old (started on 1/8/22)
AIO filtration: 1 filter sock (with filter floss in), 2 bio sponges, bio-balls, Biohome Ultimate marine 1kg, Seachem De-nitrate, activated charcoal
Water parameters (Natural Sea Water from UK big supplier)
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature: 25C
Ammonia: more than 8ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 6ppm
Phosphate: 0.03ppm
PH: 7.8
Calcium: 450ppm
Magnesium: 1350ppm
KH: 10.5dKH
I have just done tests today again after two big 50% and one 25% water changes. The ammonia remains more than 8.0ppm. But Seachem Ammonia Alert remains around 0.05. But my two clown fishes are alive which I believe most of them are ammonium. My corals are not opening well. See the pictures attached. Can you help please? Are these corals dead? Are they producing ammonia to the tank or my tank is not or was not cycled properly. My tank ammonia never goes down to 0ppm before but now it has gone so high.
Please help.