Help plz

[MonsterP]

Hi I have done test kit 3 days in a row now and it says ammonia 1.0

Ive done water changes all 3 days and it still reads 1.0???


help plz??

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

how big were your water changes? tank size? fish in your tank? filtration?



we need more info!!!

 

[MonsterP]

Hi its a 55g tank with 1 serrasalmus geryi in it


1st day 30
2nd 40
3 70

filtration 1 ac110 and 1 emp400

 

[Morledzep]

what is your tap water testing at? we made the mistake of doing water changes with tap water here and then tested the tap water, and found that the tap water had 3 ppm ammonia in it.. so we were causing our own ammonia spike.

we also found that the tank in question had very low PH.. we added some crushed coral and the ammonia spikes stopped, the rotten smell went away and the tank is stable now.

 

[MonsterP]

already thought of that 0ppm

 

[Dr Joe]

?

 

[MonsterP]

I meant I already thought of testing the tap water

Did a 80 water change will test laster to c if that helped also replaced filter catridges

 

[ShadowBass]

Are you testing RIGHT after you do water changes? That's weird, it should at least change some.

Are you using prime or another ammonia neutralizer? The ammonia will still show up on the test kit but at least it won't be as stressful for the fish.

How are your nitrates and nitrites? How long has the tank been setup?

 

[MonsterP]

tank has been setup fro 5 weeks

evrything was good until this week

I did a water change last night and this morning I tested and ammonia is 1.0

 

[WyldFya]

Few questions. First question is what type of test kit are you using? How old is it? Are you following the instructions of the test exactly?

Replacing filter media when your tank has ammonia is a bad idea. That will just prolong, if not completely restart, the cycle process.