Keep on it man. How Big of a water change can you do? do it then retest. How are the stars looking? Still wet skimming?Just tested ammonia again it’s still over 3ppm smh
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Keep on it man. How Big of a water change can you do? do it then retest. How are the stars looking? Still wet skimming?Just tested ammonia again it’s still over 3ppm smh
Adding bacteria to contents?Smell is less and it’s less cloudy
What good are you going for? There isn't a lack of bacteria in this 200 pounds of ocean direct live rock. There's an abundance of free decaying particulate matter. Bottle BAC will do nothing for the ammonia problem.Adding bacteria to contents?
Denitrification will lower ammonia if there is indeed dead matter within rock assuming he has rock submersed as if ammonia is present, likely so is nitrateWhat good are you going for? There isn't a lack of bacteria in this 200 pounds of ocean direct live rock. There's an abundance of free decaying particulate matter. Bottle BAC will do nothing for the ammonia problem.
Edit. 200lb, not 150
Denitrification Will lower ammonia and there is Thousands of times more denitrifying bacteria on those rocks, than a case of snake oil bacteria containing One unknown strain that cannot be tested and isn't disclosed by the manufacturers.Denitrification will lower ammonia if there is indeed dead matter within rock assuming he has rock submersed as if ammonia is present, likely so is nitrate
Owning a pet store , I had to deal with shipments similar to what he has and know a thing or two about salvaging rock
Yeah... if you are implying i need to buy the exact same rock from the exact same shop, just to be able to argue with you, im done here.Live rock varies Greatly as I'm sure you know. Order 10 pounds to Europa, and let's discuss.
No, it would be equivalent to saying your can't criticize how a specific car drives without driving it. I own this car. (Ford may have gotten a lemon though. I never had any Ammonia issues)That's as stupid as saying i can't criticise the performance of a car unless i have built one myself.
Maybe i don't want to buy rock that is packed so deeply with garbage (your words, not mine) that I need to blast it with as much flow as possible to cure it.
We agree on that last partAre you actually paying for rock or silt? (Im being sarcastic here because you are ridiculous)
The rocks have the same composition. We agree. Rock from the same geographic region have the same bacterial composition. We agree. Rock harvested in the tidal zone are much cleaner ( less deposits in the pores) than rocks 100 ft down in a slow moving silt bed. That's not hard. I can explain that to a 3-year-old. Cleaner pores are more effective. They part may need 11-12 or whenever they start teaching biology..Just so you know. Your rock? That's calciumcarbonate populated with different species of nitrosomonas and nitrobacter same as every other rock you pull out of the ocean on the planet. Hitchhiker and porosity may be different but that's it.
More Air flow would Also be helpful to the immediate ammonia spike. No disagreement.He needs to blast the stones with air not flow. Even a skimmer would be better than an overabundance of flow to remove organic matter.
@Tavero , with all due respect, can you dial it back a couple notches? You're totally detailing the thread.Yeah... if you are implying i need to buy the exact same rock from the exact same shop, just to be able to argue with you, im done here.
That's as stupid as saying i can't criticise the performance of a car unless i have built one myself.
Maybe i don't want to buy rock that is packed so deeply with garbage (your words, not mine) that I need to blast it with as much flow as possible to cure it. Are you actually paying for rock or silt? (Im being sarcastic here because you are ridiculous)
Just so you know. Your rock? That's calciumcarbonate populated with different species of nitrosomonas and nitrobacter same as every other rock you pull out of the ocean on the planet. Hitchhiker and porosity may be different but that's it.
He needs to blast the stones with air not flow. Even a skimmer would be better than an overabundance of flow to remove organic matter.
@Tavero , with all due respect, can you dial it back a couple notches? You're totally detailing the thread.
I'm still finding new awesome stuff constantly. @((FORDTECH)) I'm stoked For you. Hit it with red light a few hours before lights on... It's Insane.I think you’re worrying a little too much. Yes, try to reduce ammonia. But chances are…it will cycle fast enough and plenty of the fauna will survive. The benefits will continue years from now when you still see “new” stuff pop out of the rock. Good luck!
Naw, you're making sense... There's a difference
Concur with this. I ordered about 20-30 lbs to add to my new display after a couple month quarantine period. Experienced some die off including ammonia spike but still had plenty of life that survived and made it to the display. Keep at it, maybe add some Seachem Prime every couple days for a week or so, and you should be fine.I think you’re worrying a little too much. Yes, try to reduce ammonia. But chances are…it will cycle fast enough and plenty of the fauna will survive. The benefits will continue years from now when you still see “new” stuff pop out of the rock. Good luck!
Crazy to how I really see nothing in the container anymore!! I picked up a few rocks to fillip over and inspect and only seen 1 star was alive but barely moving. The 200 lbs is in 120 gallons of water been doing 50% changes every 8 hours and already been thru 300 gallons. I’m out of rodi at the moment making more. At this rate my 150gpd ro system is not keeping up. I got 40 gallons now maybe will have 200 by after work tomorrow. Yes I’m still skimming wet orangish brown slimeKeep on it man. How Big of a water change can you do? do it then retest. How are the stars looking? Still wet skimming?