6 weeks and no changes help!

[OmarMalta]

i have a 137 Gln aquarium now in its 6th week of water cycle. It has no2 and no3 sky high the value are so high they are our of its scale for no2 and 100 ppm for no3.

I have added 2 domino damsles and a hwakshis the the aquarium well the results are the same.......

There is plenty of air, as i added a very find airstone, 2 filters powering up the aquarium and also a power head.

I have run out of panience waiting for the water to be good to add a few clowns and butterflies can someone pleease help

 

[Len]

That is quite odd. 100ppm of NO3 should normally be accompanied by NO2 of zero. Are you sure your test kits are current? Test kits have a short shelf life and if yours are old, the readings could be way off. I'd first test your water again with another kit, and if you get the same results, do a large water change (50% or so). Make sure there is no excessive die-off, such as decaying sponges on the live rock.

What are the other parameters of your tank? Amount of live rock? Amount of sand (and type of sand)? Filter media?

Don't add any fish until you've addressed the problems. Off-the-scale nitrite is lethal.

 

[OmarMalta]

no sand but crushed coral,
No live rocks well no one imports them here and the seawater we have is not best for live rocks.

filters one is wet and dry filter with special stuff inside the other is a canister with ceramic cylinders, bio balls and some blue cotton for aquariums

I retested and get the same results off the chart no2 and no3

 

[Kevin1000]

Every tank cycles at its own speed. Not much you can do but be patient.

Don't add any fish until both ammonia and nitrite are zero.

 

[psiico]

Are you using seawater from the ocean or mixing it? It might be already high in nitrates.

 

[mac_guy]

I know this might sound foolish.. but are you using a saltwater test kit?
The freshwater ones can give false readings in brine.

 

[OmarMalta]

i make the saltwater, unforinitly our sea water is a little too salty and well in need to be cleaned out of the huge sea polution we have, boiling 540 liters of water is not idea

Yes my tests are for fresh and salt water its Tetra