Hanna checker ammonia?

[Notsolostfish]

Just bougnt the new hanna checker for ammonia and i tested twice and its showing me 0.26 should i be concerned? My tank is over a month old. And i have 6 corals in there. And im kinda concerned.

 

[Tim McLellan]

Your profile says you joined in 2014 and you're dealing with ammonia? That doesn't make sense.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Your profile says you joined in 2014 and you're dealing with ammonia? That doesn't make sense.

Its a long story joined and left the hobby so many times due to healthy issues and moving countried im not an expert.

 

[LeannaBanana]

No worries about a long story, friend! Welcome back to the hobby!

You mentioned that your tank is about a month old and has ammonia showing at 0.26. Personally, I wouldn't panic.

But, how did you cycle your tank? Do you have live rock or dry rock? What additives?

You mentioned 6 corals. How long ago did you add them? What nutrients do you have available? (If you know)

 

[Notsolostfish]

No worries about a long story, friend! Welcome back to the hobby!

You mentioned that your tank is about a month old and has ammonia showing at 0.26. Personally, I wouldn't panic.

But, how did you cycle your tank? Do you have live rock or dry rock? What additives?

You mentioned 6 corals. How long ago did you add them? What nutrients do you have available? (If you know)

I personally cycled that tank with fritz ammonia, and bacteria took around 6-7 weeks to cycle. And i monitored the process everyday. I added my corals 3 weeks ago. And i had an issue with nitrients. My nitrate dropping from 10 to 9 and phosphate is 0 as well. I turned off the skimmer to get them back on but i couldnt. My tank is 36 gallon display and 18 gallon sump. I have 1 blenny 2 clowns, and 1 royalla gamma, and a jawfish i thought everything was going perfectly if i didnt buy that hanna ammonia checker to check our of curiosity

 

[Tim McLellan]

Its a long story joined and left the hobby so many times due to healthy issues and moving countried im not an expert.

I see. I'm certainly no expert, but my suggestion is give it time and your bacterial population will build up to handle the ammonia, so if your livestock is doing ok I wouldn't sweat the numbers.