Ammonia spike in new aquarium?

[Sailaway]

yikes. Ammonia has been fine, but tonight it looks a little high. Everything else is testing safe, salinity is perfect and I was planning on getting a snail or shrimp tomorrow as a first inhabitant, should I hold off? would adding pre-cycled live rock with hitchhikers be fatal to whatever life forms are on the rock? In a bit of a panic.

 

[Garf]

yikes. Ammonia has been fine, but tonight it looks a little high. Everything else is testing safe, salinity is perfect and I was planning on getting a snail or shrimp tomorrow as a first inhabitant, should I hold off? would adding pre-cycled live rock with hitchhikers be fatal to whatever life forms are on the rock? In a bit of a panic.

Low levels like yours are safe but a pic of the tank would be nice

 

[Syntax1235]

How new is the tank? How large is your tank? How much and what kind of rock are you using?

 

[Sailaway]

How new is the tank? How large is your tank? How much and what kind of rock are you using?

Very new- 21/2 weeks. there is one rock in there, it’s a 13.5

 

[Sailaway]

Low levels like yours are safe but a pic of the tank would be nice

 

[Garf]

What are you planning to put in there?

 

[Sailaway]

What are you planning to put in there?

First, More live rock of course! Gonna start with a snail probably. Then I’ll probably get a small goby to start in a few weeks. I should also mention I used Biospira to cycle..

 

[Garf]

First, More live rock of course! Gonna start with a snail probably. Then I’ll probably get a small goby to start in a few weeks. I should also mention I used Biospira to cycle..

Exciting times. :)