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I cycled the my new tank for about 4 weeks with dr tims and a couple pinches of fish food. I tested my paremeters and watched the ammonia increase and then go to 0 and my nitrates to raise to 1 ppm. I thought mh cycle was complete and instead of adding ammonia chloride and waiting again my lfs guy convinced me to add a fish - I was told when getting clownfish get a pair so I purchased two tiny clowns. After one day the ammonia spiked up to 0.5 ppm and I rushed to get more dr tims. I have carbon running in the tank also. I just added the bottle. Should I do a 50 % water change today right after adding the bottle and continue every other day or should I wait a day to do the wc? How toxic is 0.5 ppm to clowns? Will the wc add to their stress and or remove some of the recxently added bacteria?
45 gallon tank
8 gallons in sump
78 f
1.026 salinity
Rodi water reading 0tds
45 gallon tank
8 gallons in sump
78 f
1.026 salinity
Rodi water reading 0tds