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07/31/2012, 02:51 PM
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Did I make it?
Hello, I have a 150 Gallon set up mid June. We have had a clown, hermit, and clam all doing well for a few weeks. My water tests as follows: Amonia=.50, NitrIte=.25, NitrAte=between 5.0-10.0, and PH=8.2 And a sudden bloom of green Algae covering the live rock and diatom in the sand ect. Am I ready to slowly start adding more or are my levels off?? Thanks ever so much for all the help!
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07/31/2012, 03:03 PM
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If you are showing ammonia and nitrite your cycle isn't done. You shouldn't have a fish in there yet alone a clam!
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07/31/2012, 03:08 PM
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It's a little neck clam the kids rescued from a clam bake a month back... doing great?
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07/31/2012, 03:14 PM
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And our LFS said to get a fish in there... in a 150 gallon the levels wouldnt jump that high to harm a single clown?? Did they tell me wrong?
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07/31/2012, 03:34 PM
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When you said clam I was assuming a
tridacna clam. I believe in a fishless cycle, but your clownfish should make it. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 |
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07/31/2012, 03:48 PM
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Cycle is not done yet though once ammonia and nitrite are at 0 i would do a water change to get nitrates down
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07/31/2012, 05:43 PM
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The clown will probably make it, but with that much ammonia if it could talk you would hear it screaming, "It burns. It burns. Ooooh it burns."
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