Yesterday i did a water change and there was still a ammonia level between .25 - .50 and this morning i saw that my fishes was all to the bottom and was freaked out at 8am so i did another 50% water change and added Stress Coat and Water conditioner to it. HOw to i get my ammonia level to "0". My PH level is 8.0. Please help.
Help: AMMONIA
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how big is the tank? what types of fish do you have and how big are they? how long has the tank been setup? what are the other levels? (nitrites and nitrates). unless the tank is new you shouldnt have any ammonia unless you recently did a big cleaning on your tank (changed the water, cleaned the gravel, cleaned the filter cartridges, that sort of stuff all in one or two days). what types of filter do you have?
How big is the tank?
I have a 65 gallon tank and the tank had been cycle with the chemical called "Cycle"
what types of fish do you have and how big are they?
I have 18 lake malawi fishes about 2" that has been in the tank for 2 weeks.
what are the other levels? (nitrites and nitrates)?
PH: 8.0, Nitrate and Nitrites are 0
What types of filter do you have?
Filstar xp3
I had did a water 50% water change on Saturday, 50% water change on Sunday i went to my LFS and they said th use ammonia chips and see what happen i put it in last nite in my filter and it didn't do anything so this mornining when i tested the ammonia level it between between .25 - 1 and i did another 50% water change and also adding water conditioner, stress coat, Cichlid Lake Salt and AmQuel+ Instant Water Detoxifier.
I wont know the ammonia level after this morning water change till i get home tonite.
I have a 65 gallon tank and the tank had been cycle with the chemical called "Cycle"
what types of fish do you have and how big are they?
I have 18 lake malawi fishes about 2" that has been in the tank for 2 weeks.
what are the other levels? (nitrites and nitrates)?
PH: 8.0, Nitrate and Nitrites are 0
What types of filter do you have?
Filstar xp3
I had did a water 50% water change on Saturday, 50% water change on Sunday i went to my LFS and they said th use ammonia chips and see what happen i put it in last nite in my filter and it didn't do anything so this mornining when i tested the ammonia level it between between .25 - 1 and i did another 50% water change and also adding water conditioner, stress coat, Cichlid Lake Salt and AmQuel+ Instant Water Detoxifier.
I wont know the ammonia level after this morning water change till i get home tonite.
Ammonia chips are only really useful when the pH is below 7. Right now you are dealing with the Nitrogen Cycle which all new tanks have to endure. It will take about 10 days for your ammonia to test at 0 consistantly. Then you will have to deal with Nitrites which can take up to 3 weeks to test at 0.0. Right now you can only really help your fish by waterchanges. Also do yourself a favor and test your tapwater for ammonia. My tapwater has 0.5 ammonia in it so waterchanges with my tapwater to contol ammonia is impossible.
Cycle isn't a very good product as it misleads you to think the tank is cycled. So yah its just going through a real cycle now.
Keeping the ammonia below 1ppm will be safe for most fish. Keeping nitrites below 0.25ppm is essential. Water changes usually are all that is needed, often daily when doing a fishy cycle.
Find out what your water commision adds to their water. If it is chlorine then a regular water conditioner is fine. If it is chloramine then you will need to use something like Amquel+ or Prime which cuts the chlorine bond and then binds the excess ammonia into ammonium.
Find out what your water commision adds to their water. If it is chlorine then a regular water conditioner is fine. If it is chloramine then you will need to use something like Amquel+ or Prime which cuts the chlorine bond and then binds the excess ammonia into ammonium.
You should consider adding a filter with a bio wheel. I recently changed into a new tank and with the help of my two 330 pinguin filters the 46 gal bow front set up in a week. They are great bio filtration. I was over a friends house this weekend that has four mbuna in a 46 gal. He does a water change like once a month and has no clue about ph. or the like. These fish are hearty fellas, I think a 25 % water change once a week and gravel cleaning. You shold also consider biozyme, it will jump start the cycle. Cheers :idea2: