I have a fairly new tank (3 months) with a very low bio load for the size.
Tank: 75 gallons, 20 gallon sump, about 75 lbs rock (caribsea), aragonite sand bed. FOWLR.
Occupants: Two Lyretail Anthias, One clown. Three hermits.
Every test for ammonia I’ve done has been at zero, which isn’t surprising as there’s very little in there. Then about two days ago I noticed the seachem badge in the sump change color a little, tested, seemed very slightly off from zero (using Red Sea ammonia test). Today it was very clearly off from zero.
Only actions I’ve taken are:
1. Gently shifted a small amount of smaller rocks/decor. Stirred up a little sand, but that’s it.
2. I’m culturing pods and have been adding some each day for the fish to eat. They seem to get eaten very efficiently. The cultured pods are a new addition, I’ve been adding them for about 8-10 days now.
I’ve added some Prime to bring the levels down (hopefully…) but am worried the cycle was somehow borked…
Any ideas?
Below are tests from one week ago, typical for every test I’ve done, and from today…
Tank: 75 gallons, 20 gallon sump, about 75 lbs rock (caribsea), aragonite sand bed. FOWLR.
Occupants: Two Lyretail Anthias, One clown. Three hermits.
Every test for ammonia I’ve done has been at zero, which isn’t surprising as there’s very little in there. Then about two days ago I noticed the seachem badge in the sump change color a little, tested, seemed very slightly off from zero (using Red Sea ammonia test). Today it was very clearly off from zero.
Only actions I’ve taken are:
1. Gently shifted a small amount of smaller rocks/decor. Stirred up a little sand, but that’s it.
2. I’m culturing pods and have been adding some each day for the fish to eat. They seem to get eaten very efficiently. The cultured pods are a new addition, I’ve been adding them for about 8-10 days now.
I’ve added some Prime to bring the levels down (hopefully…) but am worried the cycle was somehow borked…
Any ideas?
Below are tests from one week ago, typical for every test I’ve done, and from today…