Please help :(

[Zbutcher]

Hey will the Fritz Turbo start work with my tank which is maybe 2 or 3 weeks old and it has 1 hermit crab and 2 baby clownfish in it. The problem is any time i add any other Invert they die almost instantly and it really sucks. I measured my ammonia and it is at .5ppm and im assuming thats why because my temp is 80, ph is 8.2, nitrate is 0, and nitrates is 5ppm.

It is a bare bottom tank and ive been adding seachem stability for 5 days now but i heard fritz is the way to go. It says to make sure the chlorine is removed etc and i have some prime so should i add a capful of prime to make sure all chlorine is gone?

Thanks.

 

[sleezy_reefer]

fritz is great for quicker cycling, also, many inverts don't do well in brand new tanks, particularly bare bottom. just no detritus or anything for them to thrive on.

 

[Zbutcher]

fritz is great for quicker cycling, also, many inverts don't do well in brand new tanks, particularly bare bottom. just no detritus or anything for them to thrive on.

Should i convert to sand in my tank? I dont technically need snails. I just want something that will eat the algae. Any recommendations?

 

[sleezy_reefer]

recommendation 1, keep parameters in line, no algae will occur if things are in balance,
2, if you add sand, a nassarius or two should keep your sand clean and turned.