High Ammonia after 2 50% w/c

[MIKE D]

Last test my G/F took showed a .25ppm. I'll find some media and put it in. No new fish in months and all fish are present and accounted for. Next stop plants. Just got a 65,000k light and Ill get some moss and some other plants.

ps thank you guys for all the help

 

[MIKE D]

Update fish are all doing well. they enjoyed the crickets I gave them for breakfast. I put some pillow stuffing that I used in a under water corner filter. thanks again for all the help.

 

[Bobnova]

Excellent, good to hear things are working out.

It's worth noting that two 50% water changes don't equal a 100% change. You may already know this, it's more for any newbies that find this thread later.

One 50% change takes everything to half of what it was.
Another 50% change takes it to half of that, 25% of the original.
Another 50% change takes it to half of that, 12.5% of the original.
Another 50% change takes it to half of that, 6.25% of the original.
And so on.

 

[wataugachicken]

ammonia being present with nitrates being 0 pretty much screams "uncycled". something happened to your biofilter. move some media and/or gravel from another tank and keep your eyes on test results.

 

[Bnoble]

do u have a canister filter?? if so use Ammonia media, that helps my tanks!

 

[MIKE D]

ammonia being present with nitrates being 0 pretty much screams "uncycled". something happened to your biofilter. move some media and/or gravel from another tank and keep your eyes on test results.

I did that last night. I moved some pillow stuffing from 2 of tanks to my 55.

do u have a canister filter?? if so use Ammonia media, that helps my tanks!

I have a XP3. Ill try to pick some up this week. I used ammo lock today and I will use it again tomorrow. I wonder what could have caused it?