Brackish Tank Setup Issue?

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mooncake2
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Brackish Tank Setup Issue?

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Hi all

I'm new to this forum. 1 month ago I setup a 30 gallon at 1.005 for 2 F8s. I use 2 hangback filter with bio-rings and crushed corals. I started off doing fishless cylcling putting in around 2ppm NH3 alternate days. NH3 was quickly consumed within a few days but the NO2 stays high 4-5ppm for almost a month now. Is there something wrong I did? I have mangroves in there which have started to grow roots.
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Did you 1/2 the dose of ammonia after you saw nitrite?
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I didn't and continue adding NH3 every 2-3 days. After 2 weeks I stopped adding NH3 and found a live bacteria sold by API. (http://www.apifishcare.com/product.php? ... dKfw1Oqqko). I read that it works from the review and hence tried it out. At the same time, I got 2 F8s from LFS who had limited supply. I thought I can use the API live bacteria and accelerate the cycle and in the meantime change water every 2 days to maintain the F8s. It's been 2 weeks now and the nitrite never gone down. After changing 75% of water, it goes down to 0.5ppm and goes up to 2-3 ppm in 2 days. I've continuously change water every 2 days.

I'm curious why the cycle hasn't establish even after 1 month. In my past experience on freshwater, NO2 goes down after 2 weeks.
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Re: Brackish Tank Setup Issue?

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Because the product is no good in BW? What SG are you at?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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