Amn Issues

[reefkeeper55]

I have set up another FOWLR 65 gal tank, has been up and running for almost 3 weeks. All paramaters including ammonia were at zero...now that I have added 3 fish and a hermit crab and a few snails the ammonia is up a little, also adding Stability and Prime and have done 2 - 25 gal water chgs in the last 4 days....should I keep doing the water chgs or just let it go ahead and do its thing? Dont want to lose the fish, one is a SMALL Regal Angel....tks

 

[fastrd400]

If you added all of them at once that would figure in on the spike. I would let it go, but keep a close eye on it. If it starts rising, do a water change, if it begins to go down, you are okay.

 

[reefkeeper55]

tks fast....I did add them 2 days apart....one is a Tomini Tang, a Foxface both of which are med size I guess but the Regal Angel is just a baby at aboout 3 in or less...sure would hate to lose any of them but esp the Regal...should I keep adding the Prime and Stability or just let it go and keep an eye on it? I haven't touched the substrate just quick 25 gal chgs....tks

 

[fastrd400]

how much rock do you have in the tank? I would just let it go for now.

 

[reefkeeper55]

quite a bit for a 65 I guess....3 or 4 pcs of base rock that wasnt cured but several pcs of live that had coraline plus a piece of tonga that weighed 16 lbs...everyone seems to doing fine but just trying to be cautious....should I stop the stability and prime? Thanks

 

[fastrd400]

I would, but that is just me. I don't like putting any chemicals in my tank unless I absolutely have to. Let the natural filtration start working and it should start breaking down the ammonia. If not after a few days, do another water change if your level is high.

 

[little_fish]

+1 Fast

 

[little_fish]

never cycle with a live fish, that is cruel. Just toss in a piece of table shrimp.

 

[wsboyette]

never cycle with a live fish, that is cruel. Just toss in a piece of table shrimp.

OMG ! The SPCA bleeding hearts might have me arrested for using a live fish ;-)

 

[fastrd400]

OMG ! The SPCA bleeding hearts might have me arrested for using a live fish ;-)

What she is implying is that now there are more humane ways to start and run a cycle using fish food or a piece of table shrimp, rather than using a living animal to suffer through it.

 

[SarahSmile]

Wow. Well, you're not going to last long around here with that kind of attitude. Nobody here appreciates jokes or advice regarding using fish to cycle tanks then flushing them.