amonia

[adidas]

grrrrrrr.. tested water today, says 0.40ppm. Doing another water change this evening, what a pain in the ass!!!

I currently don't have a skimmer running, could that be a problem? (waiting to get pump to hook it up)

[Beverly]

What you have going on in the tank is not enough bacteria and/or macroalgae to process the ammonia being produced by some factor(s). In earlier posts, you say you have just moved the contents of a cycled tank to a new one. Perhaps stuff in your sandbed died and is contributing to the ammonia. Perhaps your LR was out of water too long during the changeover and bacteria and other stuff on the rock began to die. Additional food for your new fish might also be playing a part here, too.

Did you add any new rock that was not cured when you switched tanks? Is there leftover food floating around after feeding time? If you can find a cause of the ammonia, you might be able to remedy the situation.

I'm not an expert on skimming and don't know if having a skimmer running would significantly impact your ammonia problem. Hopefully someone with experience in this area will offer an opinion.

[adidas]

My fish don't seem to be eating normally, and there was some leftover food, i'm going to cut down the feeding, and make sure to take out any leftovers. My crabs usually do a good job cleaning it up, though.

[Snappy]

How big is your tank and how much LR is in it?

[G1GY]

Not feeding your fish at all for a few days untill you get things under controll won't hurt them either.(Will probably help actualy)

[adidas]

ya maybe I won't feed em a few days. I only have 40pounds live rock I am waiting for more funds.