Ammonia in a Saltwater Aquarium Matters, Then It Doesn’t...Except When It Does.

Following the 52 Weeks of Reefing - Episode 13: Ammonia, Not as Simple as You Think: The Ideal Tank Cycle. • Week 13: Ammonia, Not ... ... Ammonia is not just an afterthought of cycling your saltwater tank. Thinking about ammonia during and well after the cycle is the path to success!
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[@Jotto999]

I'm freshwater only so not as related. But yeah I've stopped bothering to track ammonia and nitrite. As long as I've got a couple of undergravel airstones going, and increase the feeding gradually, it almost never matters. I'll never bother buying an ammonia test kit again.

[@porgwars5387]

I will never agree that nitrite kits are a waste of money. The nitrite level of the water in Northern Indiana seems to always be at the maximum level allowed by the state. I found out just how bad the water was when my axolotl suddenly had his gills curled and I did a water test to find that the water change I just did was actually adding water at toxic levels because my $500 reverse osmosis system was not removing nitrites as it was advertised to do. So I easily go through test kits for all the major tests before they expire because if it wasn't for the visual cue from my axolotl I could have easily lost all three of my tanks.

[@kennyshandcuffs9005]

I set a new saltwater aquarium I have live rock and added a bottle of fritz 9 to my 32.5 fluval flex and 3 days later started adding frozen food, day 7 no reading of ammonia, I’m using the saltwater api test kit any ideas?

[@BRStv]

It's possible that the bacteria in the tank is already processing ammonia into nitrite and nitrates. Are either of those parameters detectable?

[@indianringneckparrot2642]

I am cycling my new tank. I am using pure ammonia to cycle my tank. I used API test and the result show my ammonia to be lift cooper blue

[@neilchapman9266]

I set up a new reef tank and while I was reading the instructions on the Fritz zyme 9 bottle, my niece who is only 5 tipped the whole bottle in. Will this cause problems as I was told that you cannot overdose with bacteria.

[@BRStv]

Your tank may turn cloudy if a bacterial bloom occurs, but nothing catastrophic will happen. Especially if your tank is just getting going with no livestock yet.