How do i bring down the ammonia level - Page 3

mray · 05-24-2008, 09:23 PM

Geez, you waited two months after your cycle to put livestock in? You need live stock in right after your cycle to keep the bacteria alive. They feed on ammonia not other people's bad advice.

CAPTAIN STABBIN · 05-24-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mray


	Geez, you waited two months after your cycle to put livestock in? You need live stock in right after your cycle to keep the bacteria alive. They feed on ammonia not other people's bad advice.

I did the shrimp thing! did not want to kill living things or stress them.
Plus i got some great live rock from Sea LIfe Inc uncured. (That had plenty of die off!) It took a while to totally cycle out.Since i waited all the mushroom and plants came back.
I do have patience!

mray · 05-24-2008, 09:32 PM

I thought you left your tank alone for two months after the cycle was over. If you had been feeding it shrimp then that's different.

CAPTAIN STABBIN · 05-24-2008, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mray


	I thought you left your tank alone for two months after the cycle was over. If you had been feeding it shrimp then that's different.

no fish or coral!(dont like wasting money or livestock) Our friend here had a pretty full tank !
Feeding shrimp to a 3 gal?

mray · 05-24-2008, 09:49 PM

Dead shrimp to keep ammonia in the tank is what I meant.

3J3 · 05-24-2008, 09:56 PM

i dont see why anyone would wait so long ive never waited more then a month for any tank and its possible that a hermit crab died could that be it being that i dont see him anymore it was about 1/4 inch hermit

autoponicz · 05-24-2008, 11:51 PM

i dont understand...you say your only new to nano tanks...and not a newbie...but yet you didnt even know to top off with r/o and still used saltwater...and you do not need to add livestock right after the cycle....theres detritus from the rocks that will feed your bateria anyways.

CAPTAIN STABBIN · 05-25-2008, 12:42 AM

THis is funny i think we should re-read the entire thread!
its getting mixed up!
This is a 3J3 thread not a captain thread

3J3 · 05-25-2008, 12:49 AM

i moved all the rocks nothing is dead except the hermit i found an empty shell i bought the ro water and did a 50% water change ph is low but can be fixed the salinity is still a little high ammonia still the same

ive never used nutrisea water before it was an experiment for me but thanks guys anymore input would be helpful.

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05-24-2008, 09:23 PM	#21
mray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Queens Posts: 579 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (1)	Geez, you waited two months after your cycle to put livestock in? You need live stock in right after your cycle to keep the bacteria alive. They feed on ammonia not other people's bad advice.

05-24-2008, 09:32 PM	#23
mray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Queens Posts: 579 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (1)	I thought you left your tank alone for two months after the cycle was over. If you had been feeding it shrimp then that's different.

05-24-2008, 09:49 PM	#25
mray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Queens Posts: 579 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (1)	Dead shrimp to keep ammonia in the tank is what I meant.

05-24-2008, 09:56 PM	#26
3J3 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manhattan Posts: 40 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (0)	i dont see why anyone would wait so long ive never waited more then a month for any tank and its possible that a hermit crab died could that be it being that i dont see him anymore it was about 1/4 inch hermit

05-25-2008, 12:42 AM	#28
CAPTAIN STABBIN Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bronx Posts: 64 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (1)	THis is funny i think we should re-read the entire thread! its getting mixed up! This is a 3J3 thread not a captain thread

05-25-2008, 12:49 AM	#29
3J3 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manhattan Posts: 40 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (0)	i moved all the rocks nothing is dead except the hermit i found an empty shell i bought the ro water and did a 50% water change ph is low but can be fixed the salinity is still a little high ammonia still the same ive never used nutrisea water before it was an experiment for me but thanks guys anymore input would be helpful.