how to lower ammonia levels in a fish tank?
is there something i can buy to lower ammonia levels? i have tetra easy balance which lowers nitrate and phosphate levels. i just don’t want my fish to die
i have a black moor and a fancy guppy. and the guppy is ok in room temp water. i asked 
but someone earlier said that one gives off enough ammonia to kill the other one. i have a filter in it and i check it a lot. do you think it’ll be ok?
ice beam. i already said. this guppy was raised in ROOM TEMP WATER. i got him from pets supply plus and he came in cool water. and the black moor will not eat a guppy. i looked it up, both are “peaceful fish” they won’t eat each other. what i’m worried about is the ammonia level. hense why i asked about the ammonia level not the compatabilty of the fish. cause i already know that
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Emergency fix – do partial water changes, big ones and lots of them. Fresh water wont kill your fish, ammonia will. So give them fresh water.
Long term fix – let your filters cycle so they process the waste ammonia for you.
Read all about it here.
http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm
Ian
Use Prime by seachem or amo chips. These aren’t going to help you in the long run. You need to establish or “cycle” the filter by letting it run for about a month. Also, you cannot keep guppies with goldfish. Goldfish will grow to be very large and will eat the guppy if it will fit in its mouth. Guppies are tropical fish and goldfish are coldwater fish. If the ammonia levels don’t drop to zero, all your fish will suffer and die.
the best way to get rid of ammonia or any unwanted toxins in an aquarium is to do regular water changes. you should remove 50% of the water and replace it with new at least once a month.
water changes!!. you should be doing weekly/bi-weekly water changes depending on your bio load and tank size. once a month wont cut it.
make sure you condition your water by the way
Those goldfish are dirty fish. You need to do water changes, etc, like the other posters said. Make sure to clean water and debris from the bottom of the tank– decomposition is a main cause of ammonia. You can also put in sachets of zeolite chips (or add it to the filter if you can). It is a white pebble that they sell for use with pond fish, and the stuff absorbs ammonia. It won’t cure the source, but will help lessen it a bit. It can be hard to find, but it is useful. A lot of the box store staff have no idea what zeolite is…
http://www.petco.com/product/100373/PETCO-Zeolite-Crystals.aspx?cm_mmc=CSEMGooglebase-_-Fish-_-Aquatic%20Gardens-_-287652&mr:trackingCode=2EFDEB15-8381-DE11-B7F3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA