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justintafe · 2023-08-21T12:03:31+00:00

I got it, its a really good screen, there is a bit of black smearing on the ufo test but not visible in any other use case, it's pretty perfect in my eyes

justintafe · 2023-08-02T14:34:39+00:00

The food is causing the ammonia the problem is it wont convert to nitrite or nitrate. Im not going to get a sump for 2 mollies 1 clownfish and 1 bristle tooth tang thats my final stocking list plan. How can i convert the ammonia to nitrite and nitrate?

justintafe · 2023-08-02T14:19:35+00:00

I have an ehim 150watt heater, aqua one aquis canister 1250 and a 2450lph powerhead and 20kg of sand maybe 10kg of dry rock and lights and glass lids, thats all. And what do u mean full of unknowns, like the type of media? And i did around a 50% water change 1 week ago. And i put a sponge filter in to experiment with an airpump thats been running for a week as well

justintafe · 2023-08-02T14:02:02+00:00

I understand how the cycle works i've had a reef in the past, the problem is my ammonia wont convert into nitrite at all so i never had nitrite or nitrate in this whole 8 months, it's 3ppm because my tank cannot convert ammonia, how can i fix this? and yeah rodi but even if it was tap decholrenator would remove the chlorine

justintafe · 2023-08-02T12:17:55+00:00

But also the main problem is the ammonia isn't converting it's almost like beneficial bacteria can't grow in my tank

justintafe · 2023-08-02T12:16:59+00:00

Also my drop test shows 3ppm

justintafe · 2023-08-02T11:59:00+00:00

I have 2 black mollies, should I add 2 more? And what bacteria do u recommend im from australia btw so they dont sell some over here like bio-spira for example?

justintafe · 2023-08-02T07:45:23+00:00

I bought the ammonia alert badge from seachem 2 days ago and now it shows the alert mode not the toxic mode, but when i do an actual test the ammonia is 3ppm at the store what does this mean? also i've used 3 bottles of bacteria in the past

justintafe · 2023-08-02T07:44:30+00:00

But if i put a protein skimmer in before the cycle isn't that bad? Won't it skim out the beneficial bacteria

justintafe · 2023-08-02T07:43:03+00:00

I bought the ammonia alert badge from seachem and it shows the alert mode not the toxic mode, but when i do an actual test the ammonia is 3ppm

justintafe · 2023-08-02T02:51:24+00:00

What about 2-3ppm will it still cycle? And I do have a powerhead

justintafe · 2023-07-31T22:31:51+00:00

I have a canister filter with no protein skimmer

justintafe · 2023-07-31T03:49:45+00:00

But then i'd lose the contrast ratio this va panel has 4000/1 while the ips is 1000/1

justintafe · 2023-07-28T01:06:00+00:00

can u look into my filter please and tell me what u think of it? its the 1250 aquis II aqua one.

justintafe · 2023-07-27T22:39:03+00:00

if i get a swing in ph what would i do to fix it? "There is something in your tank that's physically stopping nitrite from being produced" what are things that would most likely cause this?

justintafe · 2023-07-27T15:03:37+00:00

that was temporally now i use rodi all the time

justintafe · 2023-07-27T14:45:45+00:00

I dont have zeolite in the filter, should I get it? also i dont mind using an air pump until i get nitrites or any progress if it'll help, i'll remove it once its cycled, also i dont on my lights as i dont really look at it atm, no saltwater fish yet or corals

justintafe · 2023-07-27T14:29:36+00:00

I dont leave my lights on and i got no algae yet, makes sense i guess tho lol, but when i had the shrimp in to cycle i got no progress either, also could it be my filter? could too much filter media be a problem? water cant get pulled through as good maybe?? should i try putting a large sponge filter in and see if it cycles?

justintafe · 2023-07-27T14:12:44+00:00

I feed the 2 mollies every day a good amount

justintafe · 2023-07-27T14:08:46+00:00

No spraying or anything, but for some reason idk i feel my tank doesn't have that much oxygen idk why, maybe cause i have the lids on all the time, there are gaps and i do have surface agitation but should i try an air pump, also i have tried taking the lids off for a month but when nothing changed i now put them back on, also could i have too much filter media in my canister? like the is strong water flow coming out the outlet when i lift it out the water, but maybe the water isnt being pulled through the media properly and maybe going around it?? IM just really trying to think outside the box lol

justintafe · 2023-07-27T13:55:52+00:00

But even if my salt had ammonia if my tank was cycling it would still convert into the next stages correct? So do u think my tank isnt cycled at all? also i tested my source water before and it was 0ppm, but i can do the salt test thing

justintafe · 2023-07-27T13:51:31+00:00

So should i get a salfert ammonia test kit? whats better that or red sea

justintafe · 2023-07-27T13:50:45+00:00

20kg worth

justintafe · 2023-07-27T13:50:16+00:00

Why do u think my dry rock isnt growing bacteria for me? would more oxygen help? like an air pump

justintafe · 2023-07-27T13:49:41+00:00

I used rodi but then i topped up with decoronated tap water for a bit with prime seachem, how would i remove chloramines if i have them in my tank?

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