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I’ve been following Dr Tim’s cycle process with the addition of One and Only(whole bottle), MicrōBacter7(2 caps full) and Prodibio Bio Digest(3 vials). After the third time of adding Ammonium Chloride (7 days ago)the ammonia and nitrates have been off the charts of my Red Sea test kit. The ammonia has been dropping the last couple of days and as of today my numbers are as follows:
Ammonia = 0 (Red Sea) —> 0 (Tetra Easy Strip)
Nitrites = 1+ (Red Sea) —> 10 (Tetra Easy Strip)
Nitrates = 50 (Red Sea) —> 160 (Tetra Easy Strip)
PH = 8.0 (Red Sea)
Phosphates = 0.01 (Hanna)
4 days ago my Nitites hit 0 and now they are high again.
My questions are as follows:
1. Do I do a 25% water change like Dr. Tim’s says now or wait?
2. Do I add ammonium chloride again to see if it disappears in 24 hours?
3. Do I wait on both? And if so when do I do both of those things.
I have been adding two caps full of Microbater7 daily since the start as per the instructions and I will be adding the other 3 vials of Prodibio and another bottle of One and Only in 4 days. Skimmer has been off the whole time and sump sock has been out the whole time. Temperature has been 78 and flow has been set at a medium flow.
I am absolutely in no hurry because I am taking off for a week at the end of February and won’t put fish in there until I get back. The first things to go in there are two clowns I have in a small cube.
Ammonia = 0 (Red Sea) —> 0 (Tetra Easy Strip)
Nitrites = 1+ (Red Sea) —> 10 (Tetra Easy Strip)
Nitrates = 50 (Red Sea) —> 160 (Tetra Easy Strip)
PH = 8.0 (Red Sea)
Phosphates = 0.01 (Hanna)
4 days ago my Nitites hit 0 and now they are high again.
My questions are as follows:
1. Do I do a 25% water change like Dr. Tim’s says now or wait?
2. Do I add ammonium chloride again to see if it disappears in 24 hours?
3. Do I wait on both? And if so when do I do both of those things.
I have been adding two caps full of Microbater7 daily since the start as per the instructions and I will be adding the other 3 vials of Prodibio and another bottle of One and Only in 4 days. Skimmer has been off the whole time and sump sock has been out the whole time. Temperature has been 78 and flow has been set at a medium flow.
I am absolutely in no hurry because I am taking off for a week at the end of February and won’t put fish in there until I get back. The first things to go in there are two clowns I have in a small cube.