i have tried 2 30% one right after another and still the ammonia reading is still there..... do you recommend a kit that wont give a false positive
False Ammonia Readinngs
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I too had this problem same scenario... same fish...same products what size tank do you have out of cusriosity? Anyways aftre about 12 weeks it was only traces of amonia. Eventually after all is finished and your tank becomes a little more stable these readings should go away. Keep up with the water changes this helps not to stress the bacteria...remember patience is a true virtue when it comes to your first cycle...good luck and hope all works out for you!
its a 50 gal.....i know i have to be patient..... thanks for the encouragement and well wishes...
Well, it is not really a false positive...the Prime binds it to a non-toxic form, but it is still there.
With that light bio-load and a 30 and a 20% water change daily, you may never see more than what you have been.
With that light bio-load and a 30 and a 20% water change daily, you may never see more than what you have been.
You might try testing your tap water for ammonia, it's a common problem.
Also, chloramine in the tap water is broken by prime (and all others) into ammonia, and then from there bound into ammonium.
Ammonium isn't toxic at normal aquarium levels, but it still reads as ammonia on test kits.
Also, chloramine in the tap water is broken by prime (and all others) into ammonia, and then from there bound into ammonium.
Ammonium isn't toxic at normal aquarium levels, but it still reads as ammonia on test kits.
most of the reagent test kits (drop tests)we get, test for total ammonia..this is both NH3 +NH4=total ammonia.
NH3 (ammonia) is converted to NH4 when dechlorinators like prime are used.
prime breaks chloramine into chlorine and ammonia..it then removes chlorine and converts NH3 into NH4(ammonium=less toxic than ammonia)
the test kit is reading total ammonia and will give a positive reading for total ammonia.
to check if ammonia i present you can get a test kit that will test specifically for NH3.
NH3 (ammonia) is converted to NH4 when dechlorinators like prime are used.
prime breaks chloramine into chlorine and ammonia..it then removes chlorine and converts NH3 into NH4(ammonium=less toxic than ammonia)
the test kit is reading total ammonia and will give a positive reading for total ammonia.
to check if ammonia i present you can get a test kit that will test specifically for NH3.
