Bio load and septic tank bacteria

[my2rotties]

It just started running, and I hardly have any livestock at all. It has been running for a month without anything in it and was fine for the last week. The ammonia went from 0 to .50 since the puffer came home. I will be adding a 55g refugium tonight so I will be adding a lot of water on top of the 70g sump.

Originally Posted by dabandit

You have a 260 gallon tank,a little late for cheaping out isnt it lol. Im sure you have a couple thousand in livestock,why risk it?