Ammonia argggg

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albyoscar

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Ok ive never had a problem with ammonia , except when i first got into fishkeeping. I started a 125 last week with an established rena xp3 and a couple 3/4 ' convict fry (i know not much of a bioload but its poop) so should be pretty much cycled huh amm .50 nitrites 0 nitrates 25 did a waterchange now my ammonia is 2.0 nitrites 0 nitrates 20 WTF??? . checked the tap amm is 4.0:eek::nilly: triple dosed prime still .50 . HELP I dont know what to do
 
Actully it's a LOT better to match the new bio-load to the tank the filter was on.

What happens is that there isn't ENOUGH ammonia to support the BB in the established filter. If a large enough number of the BB die off because of this then that usually causes a cascade die off of ALL the BB producing the effect your talking about.

Basicly your looking at re-cycling the tank to the new bio load.
 
Not NOW...the damage has already been done. Your well into recycling...use detox and let it go...but at the time you switched...yes...
 
I thought so. Just wanted to reinforce my thought thanks for the info put some feeders in there for now startin over is sooooo hard:cry:
 
I know and using established media is a GREAT thing as long as the fish load is close to the same..
 
Wolf3101;1243860; said:
Actully it's a LOT better to match the new bio-load to the tank the filter was on.

What happens is that there isn't ENOUGH ammonia to support the BB in the established filter. If a large enough number of the BB die off because of this then that usually causes a cascade die off of ALL the BB producing the effect your talking about.

Basicly your looking at re-cycling the tank to the new bio load.
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Exactly my thoughts. The bio of a particular filter is established to that tank.
Increasing or decreasing the load causes the bio to flucuate accordingly.
Adding an established filter for, say, 20 fish to a new tank with only 3-4 small fry will cause the established filter to quickly die off due to starvation.
Although it will help the initial cycle, it's sort of waste in that extreme.
 
i took it from my 180 and i have a ton of juvie fish in it i would never have been able to match the bioload i was hoping the convict fry would keep it cool till today "payday" had to get some heat goin on in there
 
If ammonia in your tap water tests at 4.0 ppm, then adding more bioload to the 125g is not the answer. I would contact your local water dept. Also would be a good idea to verify your test results with another test kit.
 
I missed the part about the tap water...and I REALLY hate looking like a fool. Thanks a lot there BD...I owe you one... LOL

Yet another confermation for why I use RO/DI water in all of our tanks...
 
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