Does this look okay

[Lostpizza]

It's day 5 after putting in live rock! Does this look right!

 

[Smitty]

Looks like your cycle is just beginning. Your ammonia is still high, but give it time. Did you put some food or a raw shrimp in the tank to jump start the cycle?

 

[Lostpizza]

Nope just live rock and live sand.. My live rock came with a few dead creatures on it so I didn't add shrimp.. I did add this though!

 

[little_fish]

I can't say I have heard of that stuff before, but I wouldn't believe it's claims. If it really worked, we would all be using it.

 

[Laz]

Wow, I've never seen Ammonia that high.

 

[Lostpizza]

Do I just need to wait it out or should I do something!

 

[Marinne13]

I had ammonia that high last week and all of a sudden it dropped to .25...just wait and do nothing but keep testing

 

[cvcdrk]

That's some really high ammonia....but that's ok...it's just more food for the bacteria. Just stick with it...don't do any water changes and watch the ammonia drop while the nitrites rise. You're doing fine.

 

[Lostpizza]

Looking better and nitrites are going up!

 

[Lostpizza]

Will these clams survive the ammonia?

 

[little_fish]

I'm not sure, but most of your typical hitchhikers are very hardy and survive the cycles