Hi guys,
So I did the Dr Tims bac/ammonia cycle, did it exactly to the bottle, day 3 i had no ammonia which was awesome.
when I redosed the amount of ammonia they recommended, it spiked the ammonia to 8+
i crapped myself but let it go for another day, did not change at all.
I then did a 50% water change, this dropped the ammonia to around 4+ but i was still concerned, basically topped the tank up again with bacteria
3 days later it was still reading around 4+ so ive now decided, lets fix this for good and make sure i dont overdose ammonia again and ive done a 100% water change.
Ive jsut got to get some more water to top the tank up, but the scape is 3/4 in water 1/4 out, will this kill the bacteria fully or will they move into the water?
also, what is the best way forward now? i dont want to overdose on ammonia again, but do want to get this bloody thing started and not stall and overdose again.
SHould I get live rock to chuck in from the lfs and just do a couple of drops of ammonia? or shrimp?
So I did the Dr Tims bac/ammonia cycle, did it exactly to the bottle, day 3 i had no ammonia which was awesome.
when I redosed the amount of ammonia they recommended, it spiked the ammonia to 8+
i crapped myself but let it go for another day, did not change at all.
I then did a 50% water change, this dropped the ammonia to around 4+ but i was still concerned, basically topped the tank up again with bacteria
3 days later it was still reading around 4+ so ive now decided, lets fix this for good and make sure i dont overdose ammonia again and ive done a 100% water change.
Ive jsut got to get some more water to top the tank up, but the scape is 3/4 in water 1/4 out, will this kill the bacteria fully or will they move into the water?
also, what is the best way forward now? i dont want to overdose on ammonia again, but do want to get this bloody thing started and not stall and overdose again.
SHould I get live rock to chuck in from the lfs and just do a couple of drops of ammonia? or shrimp?