So I tested my ammonia two days ago and I’m not 100% sure what it was I can’t remember if it was .25 ppm or .5 ppm obviously an ideal ammonia level is zero is .25 2.5 safe enough for me to add fish?
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.25-.5 not 2.5 lolSo I tested my ammonia two days ago and I’m not 100% sure what it was I can’t remember if it was .25 ppm or .5 ppm obviously an ideal ammonia level is zero is .25 2.5 safe enough for me to add fish?
there should be 0 ammonia and nitrite in the system, no exceptions. anything above 0 will cause stress, gill burns, and even death.So I tested my ammonia two days ago and I’m not 100% sure what it was I can’t remember if it was .25 ppm or .5 ppm obviously an ideal ammonia level is zero is .25 2.5 safe enough for me to add fish?
Thankyou!there should be 0 ammonia and nitrite in the system, no exceptions. anything above 0 will cause stress, gill burns, and even death.
the reason itll be ok is bc your tests are misreading we get those readings on full running reefs routinely.
post a pic of your tank we can fix this easily.
along w tank pic, what brand of cycling bacteria did you use, and how many days has it been in the tank / water
the majority, not the minority, report the same readings using those kits on full running reefs.
The other two rocks were dry rocksFritz 900 one live rock about 6-8 pounds or so and live sand My tank has been running about two weeks
Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s diatomsthe tank is 100% cycled. its not possible to have new benthic growth on top of uncycled surfaces. your ammonia is running in the thousandths ppm. this cycle is done, and added to our false stuck cycle thread. darn nice. agreed nitrite has no bearing dont even own the kit.
At least so I’ve been told I take the turkey baster and squeeze it on the rock and it just flutters right offYeah I’m pretty sure that’s diatoms
It is very common to read 0.25ppm ammonia, even in established tanks. You should be fine. Unless the amount is climbing day by day or whatever.So I tested my ammonia two days ago and I’m not 100% sure what it was I can’t remember if it was .25 ppm or .5 ppm obviously an ideal ammonia level is zero is .25 2.5 safe enough for me to add fish?
So I’ve done a water change I took out maybe a quarter of the water but I didn’t siphon the gravel or anything and I didn’t clean my sponge because my tank is relatively new and I didn’t wanna take bacteria out I said would you say this is a false reading or what what’s the jurisdiction can I add maybe some snails and an easy beginner coral what can I do?At least so I’ve been told I take the turkey baster and squeeze it on the rock and it just flutters right off
i think ammonia is a much worse offender than nitrite. nitrite is less harmful but still no good imo.Gonna counter @andiesreef a bit and say that Nitrite is not terrible to have in the system. Sure, it's not "good", but at low levels it's not going to kill your fish: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-06/rhf/index.php
I have the API salt water master kit it was the bright yellow green closest .25 I think maybe .5So I’ve done a water change I took out maybe a quarter of the water but I didn’t siphon the gravel or anything and I didn’t clean my sponge because my tank is relatively new and I didn’t wanna take bacteria out I said would you say this is a false reading or what what’s the jurisdiction can I add maybe some snails and an easy beginner coral what can I do?
Hopefully no one else is having this problem thinking their test is broken but when I first started testing for ammonia I put eight drops of the first bottle and eight drops of the second shook it a little bit then let it sit and it would never change colors it would stay cloudy white I realized I wasn’t shaking too hard enough so I took it as hard as I possibly could this next run and finally got some color which is not necessarily good but got it to workI have the API salt water master kit it was the bright yellow green closest .25 I think maybe .5