What badflash was saying is that you should not measure ANY Ammonia (NH/3)in a well-cycled system .... you need to bring down the ammonia, he was suggesting an immediate 50% water change (which would reduce the ammonia content), and then treat the ammonia problem ..... I like the old-fashoined charcoal approach if you can't get a sump/biofilter established right away ..... Charcoal or Zeolites will remove a lot of the ammonia whilst you are getting your biofilter installed and cycled .... it takes a while for the bacteria ( Nitrosonomas & Nitrobacter) to get established so your system will cycle.Originally Posted by sanford.in.belize
These might help explain the Nitrogen cycle a little better than I can:Originally Posted by Encyclopedia Britannica
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