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Reeflifebegins · Oct 12, 2020

I have a question, I have a 14 gallon all in one tank. I added 8 oz of Fritz Zyme 9. I’m on day 5 and only ammonia spike of 0.50. Should I add a little more of a dose to kick it off?

supernanoguy · Oct 12, 2020

So first off welcome! In regards to your question.

How long was tank running before bacteria was introduced.

do you have live rock or otherwise?

I’m assuming you are using an APItest kit? They are not accurate bellow 1ppm for ammonia.

Any livestock in the tank?

what water source did you use?

Reeflifebegins · Oct 12, 2020

I have live rock & sand. The tank has been running for 17 days now but I added the fritz 9 on Thursday so it’s only been 4 days. Yah I’m using an API kit. I have no nitrite or nitrate levels yet...

supernanoguy · Oct 12, 2020

So to be sure your tank is ready for fish, add a 1/4 cube of frozen food to the tank. Measure ammonia after 24hrs. If it’s bellow 1ppm you can add fish. Do a water change first without disturbing the rock or sand.you probably missed the nitrite reading as it happens fast.

OREGONIC · Oct 12, 2020

I would buy some ammonia without any additives, Ace Hardware carries it. Then dose a few drops and measure your ammonia 30 min later to ensure you are above 1.0 ppm. Test the next day and see if it is below 1.0 ppm (api seems to get false positives below 1.0 ppm). If ammonia is below 1.0ppm test for nitrates. Repeat till you have nitrates present to ensure you tank is fully processing ammonia. Once it is do a decent sized water change and you can slowly start stocking. Dont rush anything in this hobby.