Nope no copper that was the first thing I tested for with two different
test kits. No I have never had anyone test the nitrite besides myself.
I thought that something must be killing the bacteria too but what would
do that? The part that doesn't make since is that it has been this way
for about four months. By that time anything that was decaying would be
decayed now things should be back to normal right. I guess I am going
to get some macro algae and try that. I don't have the money to get any
live sand yet and it will more than likely be a couple of months before
I have the money to do that. I could add a few small pieces of live
rock though nothing huge just 5 or 10 lbs.
Sjögren Fredrik wrote:
>
> Just some food for thougt from a newbie in SW, but with some
> experience from FW.
>
> I do agree about the benefits of adding a refugia with macros, but I think
> that after 4 months the bacteria population should easily be able to reduce
> the ammonia down to nitrate real quick. If something has been decaying so
> fast that is has given you 0.25 of ammonia it should be gone by now?
>
> If I remember correctly there are to different groups of bacteria that
> converts
> from ammonia to nitrite and then from nitrite to nitrate. Is it possible
> that
> there could be something in the tank that kills most of the first group but
> doesn't affect the second that much? Copper? Don't remember if you have
> tested for this.
>
> I know that you had the ammonia tested with serveral test kits, but what
> about the nitrite test? Maybe this is the one that's giving you a false
> reading,
> if you actually have nitrite in the water I would test for copper.
>
> Do you have any macros in the tank now? Copper in a small concentration
> (usually from medication) reduces the growth of plants in a FW-tank and if
> it get just a bit too high it kills them. I guess that the same thing would
> happen to macros in SW.
>
> FWIW
> /Fredrik
>
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