Help with the Ammonia Spiking

[Mojo Jojo]

Ok so today added some coral to my 12g nano and had a little ammonia spike. Ammonia reads .50ppm at the time. Tested my water in the morning and everything is good. So I'd say maybe a few hours since it had ammonia. Any suggestions? Think I should do that water change right now?

 

[jdieck]

If the ammonia is back to zero there is no urgency but you need to find out why it spiked, usually adding a coral does not do that.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9154706#post9154706 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jdieck
If the ammonia is back to zero there is no urgency but you need to find out why it spiked, usually adding a coral does not do that.

The tank has been cycling for about a month. Only the CUC was living in it for like 2 weeks. Just started to add coral last night, and one today I'd say about 3PM. I have no fish in the tank nor do I do any kind of feeding.

 

[jdieck]

How much rock you have in there? You may need about 10 pounds for proper filtration. Go slow with the additions, if you do not have snails get some.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Hey sorry I never replied the site was down ... but its all good now when I woke up the ammonia was down to zero again. Added 2 lbs of rock today cured stuff so its good.

 

[jdieck]

Good Luck!