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I added fritz turbo start 900 2 bottles. And i added live rocks from tampa bay 16 pounds 2 weeks ago to my sump. Thats my results now i didnt take a picture but nitrate is 5. Nitrite is hith and ammonia is 0. Do i need fishless fuel ammonia now little bit?

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I added fritz turbo start 900 2 bottles. And i added live rocks from tampa bay 16 pounds 2 weeks ago to my sump. Thats my results now i didnt take a picture but nitrate is 5. Nitrite is hith and ammonia is 0. Do i need fishless fuel ammonia now little bit?

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Disregard nitrate which is insignificant in marine setting unless sky high and geared for freshwater.
As for ammonia- Not abnormal. You are likely cycled from live rock alone but typically when you see zero ammonia for 5 consecutive days and nitrate of 20 or below for 5 consecutive days, you are cycled.
When fish are added, ammonia and nitrate will raise then fall- Thats normal
 
I added fritz turbo start 900 2 bottles. And i added live rocks from tampa bay 16 pounds 2 weeks ago to my sump. Thats my results now i didnt take a picture but nitrate is 5. Nitrite is hith and ammonia is 0. Do i need fishless fuel ammonia now little bit?

IMG_4288.jpeg
I assume that you did not add ammonium chloride. If true, the nitrite is likely the oxidized ammonia that was generated from the die-off of organisms on the live rock. If you need to confirm this, add a little ammonium chloride, say 0.5 ppm, and watch it disappear.
 

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