Hello everyone. I just upgraded my 10 gallon tank to a 29. After TONS of research, I seeded the new tank with decorations from the old, filter media from the old filter and i used the old filter itself (had extra biomedia in the old filter for this reason). My water ended up cloudy one day, so I assumed a mini cycle from distrupting things. I tested for ammonia, and it was 8.0! There is no way this can be accurate, as my fish are all acting normal, and there has been close to zero debris on the bottom.
After more research, I found that certain water conditioners cause false positives with the API testers that I use. So here are my questions (and I am going to switch to Seachem Prime, by the way):
When can I start using Prime? Would it be too soon as I used ammo lock yesterday.
Should I be testing for NH3 only?
Which test kit should I use in conjunction with Prime?
How resilient is BB? Is it possible I killed some off in the process?
I appreciate any and all responses and help. I have been freaking out about this for 2 days. I have started the partial water change process, and still getting the same readings.
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After more research, I found that certain water conditioners cause false positives with the API testers that I use. So here are my questions (and I am going to switch to Seachem Prime, by the way):
When can I start using Prime? Would it be too soon as I used ammo lock yesterday.
Should I be testing for NH3 only?
Which test kit should I use in conjunction with Prime?
How resilient is BB? Is it possible I killed some off in the process?
I appreciate any and all responses and help. I have been freaking out about this for 2 days. I have started the partial water change process, and still getting the same readings.
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