HIgh levels of ammonia
Hi all! I just started my daughter’s 14 Oceanic Nano cube on the 14 of August. I added live sand to cover a depth of 1.5 inches on the bottom. 5 days later added 18 lbs of cured live rock. I lessened the amount of rocks to about 11 lbs on the 27th of August since the tank looked a little too crowded. I’ve been performing 50% water changes every week. pH and salinity have been stable. Nitrate levels have been 0 but ammonia levels have always remained at 8.0. A single Damsel was placed in the tank and died in 1 day.
Summary of setup. Started nano tank live sand – 1 month ago
Live rock addition – 3 weeks ago
Reduced amount of live rock 2 weeks ago
50% water change – every week
My question is, should I perform weekly water changes or should I just wait for it to cycle and perform a water change once I notice a drop of the ammonia?
Thanks in advance
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HIgh levels of ammonia