Thank you. Thanks for tagging along.
Nope not one issue. They get fed once daily and he hasnt bothered my clam or any other fish.
I'm currently working through the issues with my Neptune Systems Apex Controller so while that is being tended to I thought I should switch focus and move to starting the Fishless Aquarium Cycle. When I purchased my dry rock from Marco Rocks my package included a bonus 16 oz bottle of Frytz Zyme Live Nitrifying Bacteria and a packet containing a half of a teaspoon of Ammonium Chloride.
So before this I was prepared to let my aquarium naturally cycle over the course of 2 to 3 months or however long was required. But after looking into the Fishless Cycle a bit more I figured why not. I did some research on the company that manufactures Fritz Zime and they offer a line of products focusing on beneficial bacteria in both the freshwater and saltwater arena. There have been a few independent studies from private Universities to determine if the product actually works, which it does.
So the Ammonium Chloride is used to kick start the production of the ammonia in with the water column. I only had a small sample and was able to go from a very low level of ammonia detected to 1.00 PPM in under 1 hour. The goal is to raise the level of ammonia detected to over 4.00 PPM. Then you can start the introduction of the Frytz Zyme 9 Live Nitrifying Bacteria. The sample that was provided was only able to treat 40 gallons of water. So I figured mother nature would continue to take her course and in the mean time placed both an order for pure Ammonium Chloride, manufactured by Frytz Zyme as well and a couple of more bottle of Frytz Zyme 9. I'm hoping this will speed up the cycling process tremendously.
