So, I've been setting up a tank for some stingrays I am planning on getting.
Started step by step from the guides I've read.
Filter stages: foam -> carbon -> ammonia remover -> nitrate remover -> bio media.
temp is at 77F.
Nitrite and nitrate at 0, hardness and carbonate are fine, only reading not fine is ammonia.
I added nutrafin cycle to my tank in the 25 ml p/10g on day 1.
Day 2, I added 25 ml p/10g even though it said only 10ml/10g, as my ammonia levels were still in the danger reading.
Day 3, added 10 ml/10g into the tank. readings dropped 1 level from danger to harmful. Added another ammonia remover pack to my canister filter with the 2 already in it, for added ammonia removal.
Added nutrafin aqua plus as well.
today, the readings are still at harmful, and not budging.
the only thing i can think of, that i did not follow, was rinsing out all of the sand. it was sold as pre-rinsed and dried. I'm going to try cleaning it with my python and hope that it lowers the ammonia.
all other readings are fine.
if anyone has any other ideas of what it could be, please throw it out there for me, this is getting really frustrating.
Started step by step from the guides I've read.
Filter stages: foam -> carbon -> ammonia remover -> nitrate remover -> bio media.
temp is at 77F.
Nitrite and nitrate at 0, hardness and carbonate are fine, only reading not fine is ammonia.
I added nutrafin cycle to my tank in the 25 ml p/10g on day 1.
Day 2, I added 25 ml p/10g even though it said only 10ml/10g, as my ammonia levels were still in the danger reading.
Day 3, added 10 ml/10g into the tank. readings dropped 1 level from danger to harmful. Added another ammonia remover pack to my canister filter with the 2 already in it, for added ammonia removal.
Added nutrafin aqua plus as well.
today, the readings are still at harmful, and not budging.
the only thing i can think of, that i did not follow, was rinsing out all of the sand. it was sold as pre-rinsed and dried. I'm going to try cleaning it with my python and hope that it lowers the ammonia.
all other readings are fine.
if anyone has any other ideas of what it could be, please throw it out there for me, this is getting really frustrating.