Hello,
I'm starting a red sea nano tank. I put 20 lbs of TBS Live Rock into it and a few lbs of dead Marco rocks (mainly base rocks for a foundation). The rocks have been in for nearly 4 days now. Ammonia spiked pretty drastically. I'm using the Red Sea test kit, so Ammonia readings only go up to 2.0, and my readings have been above that for the past 60 hours. I've been doing 10g water changes every day (so >30%), but it only provides temporary relief.
I noticed apstasia on some of the rock, so I went to my LFS to look for something to deal with it, and while there, I asked the owner what he suggested I do. He gave me some Dr Tims One and Only, which I added to the tank ~30 hours ago. Ammonia continues to be very high and increasing.
My testing also shows absolutely no nitrite and a very, very small amount of nitrate (the water is barely pink - you really have to look hard to tell).
The clean-up crew that I have in there (which came with the live rock) + the 2 peppermint shrimp I put in seem to be doing alright.
Just not sure where I should go from here. I was under the impression that the tank would cycle quickly using TBS and the live rock would be able to handle its own ammonia, but right now, it seems like the bacteria that came with the live rock + what came from Dr Tims isn't doing anything since there is no/very little turn over from ammonia to nitrite/nitrate.
Would adding in Seachem Prime be helpful?
Any thoughts?
I'm starting a red sea nano tank. I put 20 lbs of TBS Live Rock into it and a few lbs of dead Marco rocks (mainly base rocks for a foundation). The rocks have been in for nearly 4 days now. Ammonia spiked pretty drastically. I'm using the Red Sea test kit, so Ammonia readings only go up to 2.0, and my readings have been above that for the past 60 hours. I've been doing 10g water changes every day (so >30%), but it only provides temporary relief.
I noticed apstasia on some of the rock, so I went to my LFS to look for something to deal with it, and while there, I asked the owner what he suggested I do. He gave me some Dr Tims One and Only, which I added to the tank ~30 hours ago. Ammonia continues to be very high and increasing.
My testing also shows absolutely no nitrite and a very, very small amount of nitrate (the water is barely pink - you really have to look hard to tell).
The clean-up crew that I have in there (which came with the live rock) + the 2 peppermint shrimp I put in seem to be doing alright.
Just not sure where I should go from here. I was under the impression that the tank would cycle quickly using TBS and the live rock would be able to handle its own ammonia, but right now, it seems like the bacteria that came with the live rock + what came from Dr Tims isn't doing anything since there is no/very little turn over from ammonia to nitrite/nitrate.
Would adding in Seachem Prime be helpful?
Any thoughts?