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04/02/2011, 06:34 PM
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New to saltwater
I recently setup a FOWLR tank and has been cycling for 2 weeks. I have 20 lbs of live sand and live rock. I have seen no sings of ammonia yet, Why could this be? Also today i noticed the live sand clumping together, What could be causeing this?
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04/02/2011, 07:38 PM
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 To Reef Central With live rock, the tank might never show an ammonia spike. You could add a bit of fish food every day for a few days, to see whether adding a fish would be a problem. Are the clumps very soft? Do they break up easily? If so, bacteria might be gumming the sand up a bit. Other people see the sand turning into sandstone. There's no clear way to prevent the problem, but it seems to happen more in newer tanks.
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04/02/2011, 07:43 PM
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Your LFS probably kept the LR really well. Your LR is probably full of bacteria already. Did you add a little of fish food every day for the past 2 weeks?
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04/02/2011, 07:46 PM
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Any sign of nitrites and or nitrates?
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04/02/2011, 08:25 PM
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Didnt add anything. The live rock looks great alot of life. I have small amount of nitrites. Thats what i thought was wird because i never seen the ammonia or nitrates ?
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04/02/2011, 08:26 PM
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The clumps are soft and do break up easy.
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04/02/2011, 08:52 PM
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Nitrite is safe at the levels we see, and with live rock, it's best not to have too many expectations.
 I suspect the clumps are bacterial in nature. Breaking them up might help keep them from becoming permanent, but I wouldn't spend a lot of time doing it. No need to make your tank a chore.
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