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Hey!
So I've benn cycling my nano reef tank for almost 2 months. It's the first time I cycle with dry rock and no sand (with the shrimp method) so everything's kinda new for me here and I've been hitting a few bumps along the road.
Everything was going ok until 5 days ago my Ammonia went up from 3 to 5ppm (approx.), naturally I removed what was left of the latest shrimp in order for the ammonia not to get too high. The problem is that since that day the ammonia got sucked in approx 5ppm and the nitrite between 0.25 and 0.50ppm with NO nitrates.
Any ideas? should I do a small water change in order to help lowering those levels??
API Test kit
Lights OFF (AI Prime 16HD and a cheap chaeto light)
Pumps ON
Skimmer ON
Ammonia: 5ppm (approx)
Nitrite: 0.30ppm (approx)
Nitrate: 0ppm
Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 24.5ºc-25.0ºc
So I've benn cycling my nano reef tank for almost 2 months. It's the first time I cycle with dry rock and no sand (with the shrimp method) so everything's kinda new for me here and I've been hitting a few bumps along the road.
Everything was going ok until 5 days ago my Ammonia went up from 3 to 5ppm (approx.), naturally I removed what was left of the latest shrimp in order for the ammonia not to get too high. The problem is that since that day the ammonia got sucked in approx 5ppm and the nitrite between 0.25 and 0.50ppm with NO nitrates.
Any ideas? should I do a small water change in order to help lowering those levels??
API Test kit
Lights OFF (AI Prime 16HD and a cheap chaeto light)
Pumps ON
Skimmer ON
Ammonia: 5ppm (approx)
Nitrite: 0.30ppm (approx)
Nitrate: 0ppm
Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 24.5ºc-25.0ºc