NH3/4 NO2, NO3, wont go down

bobbyblank · 08/16/2007, 10:40 PM

I recived some new rock and aquascaped on the 8th. tested the next day and pulled

.03mg/L on NH3/NH4
.03mg/L on NO2
5mg/L on NO3
all measurements are on a HAGEN test kits made by aquafin

I did a full water test today (the 16th) before adding a new fish from my QT tank and my ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate were all still very high. The exact same measurements as the other day. I tested again just to make sure i didnt contaminate, and they are all accurate. I have never had problems with the accuracy of this kit before. All my corals are fine, and i did a count and have no lost snails or other cleaners. I feed plankton about 1 time a week and very little. I figured they would have settled by now after my aquascape. The tank has been running for around a month and a half. I do have a filter sock on, but just until i can install my re-designed DIY sump. It gets cleaned weekly. Any help would be great.

~bobby

schoch79 · 08/16/2007, 11:13 PM

My guess is there is a lot of die off from the new live rock and/or because the aquascaping probably stirred the sandbed, a lot of the debris that was in it is now in the water and rocks and rotting causing a mini cycle.

bobbyblank · 08/17/2007, 06:24 AM

All of the live rock had been cured for months, no die off. I just figured the ammonia and nitrite would have come down by now.

Psionicdragon · 06/13/2010, 10:49 PM

Something could've been stirred up when you reaquascaped. Did you test it before anything was done with the tank and afterwards?

How long has the tank been running? How old are the test kits?

newtank · 06/14/2010, 11:34 AM

Well it;s three years latter, maybe it;s cycled by now?

Sorry, can;t help being facetious, it monday!

08/16/2007, 10:40 PM	#1
bobbyblank Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Sac Posts: 500	NH3/4 NO2, NO3, wont go down I recived some new rock and aquascaped on the 8th. tested the next day and pulled .03mg/L on NH3/NH4 .03mg/L on NO2 5mg/L on NO3 all measurements are on a HAGEN test kits made by aquafin I did a full water test today (the 16th) before adding a new fish from my QT tank and my ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate were all still very high. The exact same measurements as the other day. I tested again just to make sure i didnt contaminate, and they are all accurate. I have never had problems with the accuracy of this kit before. All my corals are fine, and i did a count and have no lost snails or other cleaners. I feed plankton about 1 time a week and very little. I figured they would have settled by now after my aquascape. The tank has been running for around a month and a half. I do have a filter sock on, but just until i can install my re-designed DIY sump. It gets cleaned weekly. Any help would be great. ~bobby __________________ -Bobby- Current Tank Info: 40g acrilic, 20g sump/refuge, Mag7 and 2 powerheads

08/16/2007, 11:13 PM	#2
schoch79 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: hegins,pa Posts: 1,071	My guess is there is a lot of die off from the new live rock and/or because the aquascaping probably stirred the sandbed, a lot of the debris that was in it is now in the water and rocks and rotting causing a mini cycle. __________________ We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night... mostly.

08/17/2007, 06:24 AM	#3
bobbyblank Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Sac Posts: 500	All of the live rock had been cured for months, no die off. I just figured the ammonia and nitrite would have come down by now. __________________ -Bobby- Current Tank Info: 40g acrilic, 20g sump/refuge, Mag7 and 2 powerheads

06/13/2010, 10:49 PM	#4
Psionicdragon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3,727	Something could've been stirred up when you reaquascaped. Did you test it before anything was done with the tank and afterwards? How long has the tank been running? How old are the test kits? __________________ Economy sucks bad! Lets pray for the best! in the meantime, liquidation!

06/14/2010, 11:34 AM	#5
newtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Peru In Posts: 319	Well it;s three years latter, maybe it;s cycled by now? Sorry, can;t help being facetious, it monday! __________________ Just because you can... doesn't mean you should. Current Tank Info: Newest new tank- 300G DEEP