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Welcome to R2R! How about a tank pic and some additional info? How long has the tank been running? What tests are yo
Thank you everyone. Well my tank is about 8 months old 75 gallons 8 fish, tangs, clowns and some others also about 8 corals and of course your regular CUC. Iam using the ATI test kit.Welcome to Reef2Reef! As others have said, please tell us more about your tank and your test kit.
I'd guess you ammonia is fine and that your test kit is the problem. Get some salifert tests or confirm with your LFSThank you everyone. Well my tank is about 8 months old 75 gallons 8 fish, tangs, clowns and some others also about 8 corals and of course your regular CUC. Iam using the ATI test kit.
Thank you I will check it out.Yes. API are notorious for giving bad readings. Salifert are more expensive but don't have that problem.
Thank you for that information, good chart to have.All test kits suck .. especially Ammonia since Hanna hasn't made a digital checker for marine water yet.
I agree with @Jekyl ... take a sample to your LFS and get them to test it and compare with what you are getting.
As for a direct answer to your question, small amounts of ammonia (<0.02 ppm) are normal. I would start to investigate if the level hits 0.05 ppm.
However, anything less than 0.1 ppm won't harm your fish.
Check this out for the definitive answer: