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What Helps Kill Ammonia?

By Aquaboy on Monday, April 18th, 2011 | 3 Comments

I want to add live rock to my aquarium But I’m afraid the ammonia of the nitrogen cycle will harm my clownfish is there any water conditioners to help reduce it? P.S. I’m going to buy an an actinic tube for the lighting do you think that’s a good idea compared to all the others I could buy

Ammonia In My Aquarium?

By Aquaboy on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 | 7 Comments

No matter how many water changes i do, the ammonia levels in the tropical aquarium is always really high. Anyone have any ideas what else i can to help lower the ammonia levels in my tank. I’ll be gutted if all my fish die. I have a really good back and under gravel filter and a bubble stone to circulate the water..

Distinguishing Between Ammonia And Ammonium?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, February 6th, 2011 | 5 Comments

I have a 380l medium-planted aquarium containing 8 red-belly piranha, all of which are around 3″ in size, with an established Fluval Fx5 filter (1500l capacity) full of biological filter media. Last week my ammonia test (the API one with the two reagents) registered that there was apparently around 6ppm ammonia in the aquarium, despite a subsequent pH reading of 5.5 and my father (who used to work with ammonia) saying he couldn’t smell any. After daily 25% water changes for a week combined with reduced feeding, this reading hasn’t changed at all. My piranha aren’t behaving differently either, and aren’t suffering fin rot etc.
As you can imagine, I’ve been highly exasperated, frustrated and worried about this, since nothing I’ve been doing has had any effect. However, after some googling, I found something which said that these ammonia tests get confused and give false readings because the pH and ammonium interfere somehow. Could someone please explain this whole thing to me – do I really have 6ppm ammonia or is it something else?

Saltwater Tank Ammonia High?

By Aquaboy on Monday, January 31st, 2011 | 2 Comments

I have a 10 gallon sick tank and there is fish in there that were being treated but the days are up, and the ammonia keeps going up and we already did a 25% water change and the ammonia did not get affected by it so it is still high what can i do to keep the ammonia low there are still fish in there.

Can I Add Ammonia Neutralizer To A Tank With Goldfish In It?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, January 16th, 2011 | 3 Comments

So I bought 3 goldfish, [1 gold and 2 "comets" (gold and white)]. After one of the comets died I noticed the scales falling off, and black spots appearing on the remaining 2 fish. They started lying on the ground, gasping, and cloudy water appeared. After cleaning the entire tank thoroughly today, I finally decided to do some research. Turns out they have Ammonia burns and nitrate poisoning (or something along those lines).
So I went to petco, bought new filter cartridges, ammonia neutralizer, water conditioner, and ammonia test tubes. I tested the ammonia level and it’s .5 (I have a 10 g. tank).
So my question is: What do I do with the ammonia neutralizer? Do I change 50% of the water when the ammonia level reaches 1.00, and add the neutralizer to the water I’m adding in? Is it even safe to add it with fish in the tank? Or should I change the water completely in a week and add the neutralizer then? Lemme know I really love them and want them to liive!

Ammonia Explosion In The Fish Tank – What Do I Do?

By Aquaboy on Monday, January 3rd, 2011 | 4 Comments

Guys, please help! I recently got an Oscar fish for my 55 galon tank. He is the only fish in there.
Ever since I got him, I’ve had a constant problem with ammonia in my tank.
I’ve tried everything – AmQuel, changing the water, Clarity to clear the water, changing the filter, cleaning the gravel…but nothing seems to be helping. Even right after I change the water, the ammonia comes right back in an hour or two.
I started with a 25% change of the water – didn’t help.
A day later, I tried a 65% change – no results.
I put AmQuell into the tank at the appropriate dose but it’s like it has absolutely no effect.
I thought it might be my old filter that was wreaking havoc. Changed the filter, waited over a day, and the ammonia level is still the same.
All the other levels are fine – nitrates, nitrites, hardness, ph…everything is perfect. The only problem is the ammonia :(
I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong, or what I’m missing. In all the years that I’ve had fish, I’ve never had such a huge problem. If you guys know what might be causing it, please help!
-Thanks

Will .5 – 1 Ppm Of Ammonia And Nitrite Seriously Hurt My Betta?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, December 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Being new to fish keeping I did not know about nitrogen cycle and put my 2 new bettas in a brand new uncycled 10 gallon. Lo and behold the fish got severely distressed within the next day and one of them passed away. I quickly put the surviving fish in a clean 2 gallon tank and nursed him back to health with antibiotics, aquarium salt, and Betta Revive. He was in bad shape.
While the large tank is cycling, I keep the betta in the same 2 gallon. There is not much water in there since he also has chronic swim bladder and keeps sinking. Other than that he is very active and healthy now. I bought a test kit to check both aquariums and despite all my efforts to keep ammonia and nitrites to a minimum, the 2 gallon keeps showing about .5 – 1ppm of ammonia and nitrite. It has 25+ppm of nitrates (first time I measured the nitrates were around a 75 – 100 ppm!) I change 25 – 50% of water 2 times a day to keep ammonia and nitrites low. He does not care when I change the water frequently, he goes about his business flaring at his own reflection in the glass not even noticing me. So my question is what should I do so that I can have my betta in a safe environment asap if the ammonia and nitrite parameters are not safe?

Fish Has Ammonia Poisoning. Anything Else I Can Do?

By Aquaboy on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 | 2 Comments

I have 3 goldfish and 7 WCMinnows in a 20g tank. (Yes I know that the size is wayy too small but I just can’t afford to buy a bigger one. I don’t need any critque right now)
I also have a 30g marine land bio filter.
One of my fish, (a black moor) just started laying at the bottom of the tank, it has ragged fins and breathes very slowly. The other fish seem fine but might not be as active. I did some research and it seems to me the fish has ammonia poisoning. I’m was not quite sure but, did a 50% water change, brought the Ph down to around 7.6 and added some aquarium salt.
So is there anything else that could help? I haven’t done anything dramatic to the tank that would’ve resulted in ammonia poisoning so I don’t know the cause.

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