high ammonia? how to reduce it?

[sjsheng]

I just setup a QT 1 week ago i put a market prawn to kick start the cycle after 1 week i remove the prawn...

now i notice my ammonia is about 1.5mg and nitrite are 0.8mg

ok... so i remove the prawn...

now how am i going to reduce the ammonia level ?

should i do a 20% water changes to reduce the ammonia and nitrite level?

other parameter

PH 8.3

SG 1.025

[Cleartank]

IMHO, you just need to buy a internal filter and drop it into your main for a week or two, then remove it and place it into your QT with some live sand from the main, your QT should do fine by now... or at least mine does!!!

Cheers!!!

[junyong84]

y not use the water from ur old tank...

[dravan]

any liverocks are any other media of bio filtration? juz wait for the ammonia to drop naturally lohz... juz like cycling a main tANk

[sjsheng]

i nv use any sand for my QT... well i just using a simple ineternal filter for my QT....

i only place some ceramic inside my QT and some ehiem bio staff..

just a simple setup... i just change 20% of the water.. and the nitrite lvl is under control...

[FuEl]

You will have to let it cycle fully..no point changing water...once you add the fish in for quarantine the tank will still undergo 'New tank syndrome'.