Mini cycle happening

[Robert Binz]

I took the ceramic media out of my HOB filter because it was a nitrate trap and that forced a cycle on my tank.

My ammonia is at 0.8 and it’s stocked with corals.

Should I do a big water change to save my coral or should i let the cycle happen?

 

[Big G]

From Randy Holmes-Farley, "FWIW, I've not seen much data on ammonia toxicity to corals. Some might even like it."

 

[Irishman]

I took the ceramic media out of my HOB filter because it was a nitrate trap and that forced a cycle on my tank.

My ammonia is at 0.8 and it’s stocked with corals.

Should I do a big water change to save my coral or should i let the cycle happen?

I would do a water change to help it out for sure.

 

[KrisReef]

If you have fish they don’t like ammonia in the water.

I never thought about corals, but certainly clams will suck up nh3 from the water, and so would algae.
Good question, thanks for posting guys.

 

[MnFish1]

1. How big is your tank?
2. .8 of ammonia shoudl cause problems. are you sure its accurate?
3. DO you have any fish - they would not be doing well if it were that high?
4. DO you have any live rock, etc - that bacteria could have colonized. I would find it surprising that removing ceramics would cause a cycle to 0.8 ammonia.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Slight water change and add some more liquid bacteria. Don't chase numbers.