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05-05-2008, 11:41 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008
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|  Riddle me this
Tank 4 months old now, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates... never seen any of the 3... ever. Tank is stocked with a blue damsel, a percula, and a yellow tang. Also recent addition of a LTA. Where are my nitrates going and why? There is no way that a tank with this kind of stock would not be producing ammonia, so the cycle has definitely completed ages ago. 
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05-06-2008, 12:11 AM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
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thats not normal,but not unheard of either.
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05-06-2008, 01:47 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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Get yourself another testing kit just to be sure or take some water down your local lfs and get it checked there, they normally do it for free... _________  | |
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05-06-2008, 02:48 AM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Stingray  Get yourself another testing kit just to be sure or take some water down your local lfs and get it checked there, they normally do it for free... | Great point, sometimes old or expired testing kits give you untrue readings. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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05-07-2008, 01:20 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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the kit is only as old as the setup (4 months), and I've had it tested at the LFS a few times during the process just to make sure my tests are in check. Should I be worried about a sudden ammonia/nitrite/nitrate spike? Or is it likely that this groove I'm hanging in will last for a while? | |
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05-07-2008, 02:53 AM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Phayes the kit is only as old as the setup (4 months), and I've had it tested at the LFS a few times during the process just to make sure my tests are in check. Should I be worried about a sudden ammonia/nitrite/nitrate spike? Or is it likely that this groove I'm hanging in will last for a while? | Hey, just b/c you bought the testing kit at the same time as the tank, doesnt mean its not expired. Look for an expiration date. Just food for thought. Luna | |
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05-07-2008, 09:36 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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how did you initially cycle? Did you use cured live rock?
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05-07-2008, 05:13 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MI Age: 29
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|  If I missed it sorry.........
but what was the gallons on the tank again? If it is stocked with these in a 55G with 50 lbs of cured LR and a good skimmer and/or a fuge with macro, even with out and if the tank is large enough it should be able to handel that bioload no problem. What is your source water, using RO I hope?
AS for where is it going.......have you been doing water changes (manual removel)? It may be very low levels and algea is using them. _________ Orange ya gonna frag it? "Don't hate the player, hate the NAME game!" | |
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05-09-2008, 07:53 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by Hollywood4life but what was the gallons on the tank again? If it is stocked with these in a 55G with 50 lbs of cured LR and a good skimmer and/or a fuge with macro, even with out and if the tank is large enough it should be able to handel that bioload no problem. What is your source water, using RO I hope?
AS for where is it going.......have you been doing water changes (manual removel)? It may be very low levels and algea is using them. |
I initially cycled (if you can call it cycling with no actual cycle noted) using 65 #'s of live rock, and a yellow tail damsel. the tank is 75 gallons, and using a canister filter and a protein skimmer rated for a 125g. And yes, im using DI water.
Have yet to do a water change.. was really waiting for nitrates to start creeping up, but still none. Never saw an ammonia spike, a nitrite spike, and of course no nitrates. Have been using calc/alk supplements, as well as reef plus for trace elements. All water params are looking good otherwise and fish and coral seem healthy. | |
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