Ammonia?

[Frasercm]

Looks like there’s some ammonia here yes? (Initial cycle)

 

[Fish Fan]

What stage of your cycle are you in?

 

[Frasercm]

What stage of your cycle are you in?

At the beginning - have dosed Dr Tim’s ammonium and one and only bacteria (it’s been a 4? Days)

 

[Fish Fan]

So four days after dosing the One and Only and the Ammonium Chloride? If so, I would expect to see more for ammonia at this point. Did you add enough of the ammonium chloride to get the ammonia to ~2.0 ppm initially?

Did you use any real, wet live rock to start this tank?

 

[Frasercm]

I dosed on Monday - followed the instructions on the bottle, so I should put more in?

Dry rock

 

[Fish Fan]

I dosed on Monday - followed the instructions on the bottle, so I should put more in?

Dry rock

Yes, I would add more of the ammonium chloride until the concentration of ammonia is about 1.5-2.0 ppm. You need to give the bacteria something to consume to grow into a population that can handle the waste of livestock down the road.

 

[Frasercm]

I dosed on Monday - followed the instructions on the bottle, so I should put more in?

Dry rock

Yes, I would add more of the ammonium chloride until the concentration of ammonia is about 1.5-2.0 ppm. You need to give the bacteria something to consume to grow into a population that can handle the waste of livestock down the road.

Thank you

 

[Fish Fan]

Thank you

No problem! Get your ammonia up higher, and then give it some time. Expect a cycle like this to take +/- 3 weeks or so. Watch for when your ammonia drops to zero; you can safely ignore nitrites, they are non toxic

Good luck and post back with any further questions!