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Just bougnt the new hanna checker for ammonia and i tested twice and its showing me 0.26 should i be concerned? My tank is over a month old. And i have 6 corals in there. And im kinda concerned.
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Its a long story joined and left the hobby so many times due to healthy issues and moving countried im not an expert.Your profile says you joined in 2014 and you're dealing with ammonia? That doesn't make sense.
I personally cycled that tank with fritz ammonia, and bacteria took around 6-7 weeks to cycle. And i monitored the process everyday. I added my corals 3 weeks ago. And i had an issue with nitrients. My nitrate dropping from 10 to 9 and phosphate is 0 as well. I turned off the skimmer to get them back on but i couldnt. My tank is 36 gallon display and 18 gallon sump. I have 1 blenny 2 clowns, and 1 royalla gamma, and a jawfish i thought everything was going perfectly if i didnt buy that hanna ammonia checker to check our of curiosityNo worries about a long story, friend! Welcome back to the hobby!
You mentioned that your tank is about a month old and has ammonia showing at 0.26. Personally, I wouldn't panic.
But, how did you cycle your tank? Do you have live rock or dry rock? What additives?
You mentioned 6 corals. How long ago did you add them? What nutrients do you have available? (If you know)
I see. I'm certainly no expert, but my suggestion is give it time and your bacterial population will build up to handle the ammonia, so if your livestock is doing ok I wouldn't sweat the numbers.Its a long story joined and left the hobby so many times due to healthy issues and moving countried im not an expert.