Lets Just Hope......

[grunt]

Aite then now my 55 gallon tank is 0 on everything and i finally made it work after messing with it for more than 2 months thanks to reefwannabe, jhnrb, ckam, wallmart super center, petland, feathers and friends pet store in georgia, tropical treasures petstore in georgia, us. army and the miniature aircraft rc company.

[ReefWannabe]

if ammonia and nitrite are down, and nitrate is 10, you can add maybe 2 small fish, say 1 inch at most. I started with 2 clowns that size. Keep up with water parameters, and go slow with addition of fish.

[grunt]

yeah u got it i'll keep u guys updated. tomorrow i will throw in a 1 foot long carp atleast that's what they recommended me from the local fish market lol

[grunt]

this is just a bi weekly check up on my 29 and the 55 and they both doing good on the ammo and the nitrate went up a littlebit but will go down once i do my weekly filter and water top offs tonight so yeah doing good here.

[Doc]

It seems as if you hvae been getting great information. I think the best thing you can do is sit and wait it out. Add nothing to your tank for a minimum of a month. Your lionfish needs to wait another two months before adding back in to your tank. I am the most inpatient person on earth and I hope you listen to me when I say that I did similar things when I started my tank a year ago. Time will be your best friend. Add some live bacteria from for LFS and wait, wait, wait. I actually had to make construction paper rings to count down the days before I could add fish. Let your live rock do it's job. I could be wrong, but some of your rock does not look very pourous - almost like a granite or something like that. If that is the case, it may take longer for bacteria to settle in. They like holes to live in. If you are not patient, the problem will persist and you will waste money and fish. Please, stop adding fish and just wait it out. There is no other safe way. I have been where you are and I know the frustration. Trust me when I say that the satisfaction of a healthy tank is worth it. Take a look at my pics - it is worth it. Good luck.

-Dr Marco

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i don't own a lion fish

[ReefWannabe]

Well basically, your ammonia shouldnt go up if nothing else has been added to the tank and died. You need to find where its coming from. The only thing that should go up now is nitrate. Once you add more things you get small cycles again, but only if life is added and dies off.