bluestar34
New member
started 20 gal tank with 20 lbs of live sand and 5 lbs of live rock... after two weeks ammonia level was 0.... now we added 15 lbs of dead base figi rock from bulkreefsupply and also added 10 lbs of sand to tank to seed. today is 4 days from adding the sand and dead rock and my ammonia has spiked to 0.5 ppm .....
would that be from adding the dead rock and the sand? as far as tank i added 3 blue leg hermit crabs but thats it and there doing fine... temp is thermostat controlled at 78 degrees... i have not been doing any ghost feeding. and currently lighting is a 1000k t8 17 watt single tube fixture... ordering a 24 inch led setup at end of month just trying to get by till then.
also how long will it take to seed the 15 lbs of dead rock from the 5 lbs of live rock i had in tank and will a powerhead speed that up.. current flow is just from filter but i have a koralia 450 powerhead that should be arriving this week...
and other suggestions for tank at this time? Thanks...all info is appreciated
would that be from adding the dead rock and the sand? as far as tank i added 3 blue leg hermit crabs but thats it and there doing fine... temp is thermostat controlled at 78 degrees... i have not been doing any ghost feeding. and currently lighting is a 1000k t8 17 watt single tube fixture... ordering a 24 inch led setup at end of month just trying to get by till then.
also how long will it take to seed the 15 lbs of dead rock from the 5 lbs of live rock i had in tank and will a powerhead speed that up.. current flow is just from filter but i have a koralia 450 powerhead that should be arriving this week...
and other suggestions for tank at this time? Thanks...all info is appreciated