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djbacon · 01-23-2008, 05:07 PM

Hi everyone,

Im a bit past 2 weeks into my cycle, LIve Rock (cured) live sand, salt water from established tanks at the LFS.

Over the weekend my readings were as expected

PH normal
Temp 80
NH/3NH/4 about 0
N03 between 25-50mg/l

My diatom algae bloom started and now last night, suddenly, my NH3/4 are back upto 1.5 ???

There has been no change to the tank. I have since cleaned the filter floss out thinking maybe decompsoition of decaying stuff was in there. I removed the deli shrimp a week ago, and the the bio balls and sponge have been gone since the start.

Any ideas? There is a thin layer of skum at the top of the water level where I got my sample - is it possible that this layer was saturated with NH3/4?

Thanks

01-23-2008, 05:07 PM	#46 (permalink)
djbacon Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 601 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Hi everyone, Im a bit past 2 weeks into my cycle, LIve Rock (cured) live sand, salt water from established tanks at the LFS. Over the weekend my readings were as expected PH normal Temp 80 NH/3NH/4 about 0 N03 between 25-50mg/l My diatom algae bloom started and now last night, suddenly, my NH3/4 are back upto 1.5 ??? There has been no change to the tank. I have since cleaned the filter floss out thinking maybe decompsoition of decaying stuff was in there. I removed the deli shrimp a week ago, and the the bio balls and sponge have been gone since the start. Any ideas? There is a thin layer of skum at the top of the water level where I got my sample - is it possible that this layer was saturated with NH3/4? Thanks __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts Last edited by djbacon : 01-24-2008 at 02:00 PM.