Levels

[jcolon2]

I did a water change and am checking my tank levels. My phosphates and my nitrates and nitrites are all at 0. However, my ammonia level is high; it's between 2 and 4 ppm. My ph was low but I jsust added the reef buffer to increase it. My main concern is the ammonia; how can I lower it? Oh, and I am running carbon in my wet-dry and I have mangroves and chaeto growing. There is a filter pad in the sump where the water trickles down. I've moved the rocks around a lot lately but if that affected my levels woudln't it have affected my other levels?

 

[batt600]

How long has the tank been running ?.

 

[jcolon2]

The tank has been running for one year.

 

[albano]

The tank has been running for one year.

I thought you lost everything, and just restarted this tank?

 

[jcolon2]

Albano,

No lol. I wound up losing almost everything (with the exception of probably 2 small fish and 2 small coral frags). What I did was keep the tank running with almost nothing in it since the crash. I maintained the tank but did nothing extra for it. Now that I am participating on the forum again I have been fixing the tank again. And I just checked my levels. Should I be worried with 2-4 ppm of ammonia? I could do another water change tomorrow.

 

[albano]

if the ammonia reading is right, I think you should do the water change, and try to find out, what is causing the problem...how many fish did you just add, at once!

 

[jcolon2]

I only added two fish. Do you think that would do it? I'll deff. do the water change tomorrow.

 

[knugenx]

you probably stirred up some stuff when you moved the rocks around, esp. if you have a sand bed...do a few water changes and recheck.

 

[jcolon2]

Ok, thanks guys. Will do! Oh, and the pH has already been corrected. So now I jsut have to fix this ammonia problem and the tank is good to go again.