Hard to say without a picture of it.
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Until you get a fairly good growth of plants going in there you will need to cut the Monster and do 7 hrs/w the Ray II. But plant growth won't happen at any good rate till you add ferts....
I don't think it's anything stirred up from the substrate. It's brand new Eco-Complete; and it wasn't cloudy until a few days after filling; and I didn't do anything at that point to stir it up.Might this be something stirred up from the substrate? I think your plants are probably okay at this point with all of the ammonia that is in there, but it may be best to cut the light a little. Do you plan to dose any other ferts or just have the ammonia as their source for nutrients? May not cover all they need for your light level, which I am unsure of what light level you would have with both fixtures. Maybe something you planned to add later after cycle had completed?
There's you problem right there. Did you add the nh3 and have the lights on 9 hr cycle? Completely unnecessary to add the ammonia. You plant, run lights around 5-7 hrs tops and then wait a few weeks and slowly add fish, no problems. This whole idea of adding nh3 to start a planted tank really makes no sense to me and creates a lot of problems.[*]48" Finnex Ray2 + MonsterRay (9 hr. photoperiod)
[*]Ammonia = 3ppm (added ammonia from Ace Hardware to start fishless cycle)
That's how I always start a fishless cycle by adding just a little bit of ammo. It's like an invitation to dinner for the beneficial bacteria. No?There's you problem right there. Did you add the nh3 and have the lights on 9 hr cycle? Completely unnecessary to add the ammonia. You plant, run lights around 5-7 hrs tops and then wait a few weeks and slowly add fish, no problems. This whole idea of adding nh3 to start a planted tank really makes no sense to me and creates a lot of problems.
I don't quite understand why people go to the trouble of doing fish less cycling in a planted tank either. I don't understand a fish less cycle in any tank for that matter.There's you problem right there. Did you add the nh3 and have the lights on 9 hr cycle? Completely unnecessary to add the ammonia. You plant, run lights around 5-7 hrs tops and then wait a few weeks and slowly add fish, no problems. This whole idea of adding nh3 to start a planted tank really makes no sense to me and creates a lot of problems.
If you have you tank planted from the start there is no need to add any ammonia as the plants themselves will provide what you need to get the cycle started. Adding more NH3 is as houseofcards stated a way to create problems that could be prevented. If you want to add anything sprinkle some fish food in the tank to help get things going.That's how I always start a fishless cycle by adding just a little bit of ammo. It's like an invitation to dinner for the beneficial bacteria. No?
Completely unnecessary to add the ammonia. You plant, run lights around 5-7 hrs tops and then wait a few weeks and slowly add fish, no problems. This whole idea of adding nh3 to start a planted tank really makes no sense to me and creates a lot of problems.
Okay. I dosed ammonia to start the cycle when I set up my heavily planted 20g, and I had no problems. But your way sounds much easier. I'll try it your way this time...If you have you tank planted from the start there is no need to add any ammonia as the plants themselves will provide what you need to get the cycle started. Adding more NH3 is as houseofcards stated a way to create problems that could be prevented.