Ok... I set up my tank approximately 14'ish days ago. I tested for ammonia and it was high, so I did a water change. Took out 40% of the water to be on the safe side... I used Kordon Amquel+ removes nitrate, nitrite, chlorine etc. I test the wter this morning ammonia level went down but still not in the normal range. How can I reduce the ammonia level? Also, I have Kordon Amquel+ Ammonia Detoxifier, should I add this to my tank or is that to much?
Ammonia help
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Did you use a cycling product like seachem stability or did you just go ahead and stock your tank right away without cycling it?
NCStateFisher;4640314; said:
I didn't add seachem or anything like that.. Before added my fish I had 16 gold fish in my tank, it was suggested from the person that works at the fish store.
I forgot to mention when I changed out my water I also add some bacteria I forgot the name of it.
What do you suggest i should do?
typically if you cycle your tank with fish you should do so for about a month to get through the nitrogen cycle - personally if i were you i wouldn't add the other chemicals at this time, i would simply do about a 25% water changes daily (maybe more depending on how high your ammonia level is) and use the amquel every few days until it gets under control, also continue the instructions on the bacteria supplement you bought after each daily water change, as you'll want to make sure the bacteria is still establishing itself still once your ammonia levels drop.
There may be better options out there but that is what I would do in your situation, hope everything works out
There may be better options out there but that is what I would do in your situation, hope everything works out
Sounds like it's just cycling....You kinda have to let it run its Nitrogen cycle coarse the goldfish will suffer (I just hope you dont have "prized fish") adding anything that eliminates Nitrate/Nitrite/Ammonia is going to screw with the cycling
OKay, first of all, stop using the Amquel. This will slow down your cycle because it makes the ammonia unavailable for the bacteria to use. Go to the store, buy yourself some Prime. Amquel also messes with your pH which could cause a crash, and blow your bacterial culture away.
When you test your ammonia, scroll down on this link http://www.dataguru.org/misc/aquarium/AmmoniaTox.html to find what your test reads. Once you do that, look at your temperature, and go to the right until you find your pH. The peach colored tiles are nearing toxic ammonia levels, and the red tiles mean your ammonia levels are already toxic. If you are in the yellow or red, do a 25% water change to get the levels down. Add enough prime for the total gallons of your tank. This will take the stress off the fish while undergoing the nitrogen cycle.
8-12 hours later, test your ammonia again, and check it against the chart. Prime will detoxify up to 1ppm of ammonia for 24-48 hours. If you need more help after this, please feel free to Private Message me with any questions.
Stop using the Amquel, it's just slowing your cycle down, and potentially stressing your fish with the constant pH swings it causes.
When you test your ammonia, scroll down on this link http://www.dataguru.org/misc/aquarium/AmmoniaTox.html to find what your test reads. Once you do that, look at your temperature, and go to the right until you find your pH. The peach colored tiles are nearing toxic ammonia levels, and the red tiles mean your ammonia levels are already toxic. If you are in the yellow or red, do a 25% water change to get the levels down. Add enough prime for the total gallons of your tank. This will take the stress off the fish while undergoing the nitrogen cycle.
8-12 hours later, test your ammonia again, and check it against the chart. Prime will detoxify up to 1ppm of ammonia for 24-48 hours. If you need more help after this, please feel free to Private Message me with any questions.
Stop using the Amquel, it's just slowing your cycle down, and potentially stressing your fish with the constant pH swings it causes.
Also, what size is your tank? How many fish do you have in it? If you have that many goldfish, in any size tank that is cycling, you should take them all back except for one, and get your money back. After your tank has finished cycling, you can add fish back slowly, depending on what size your tank is. Each common (comet, shubunkin, single-tails) goldfish needs a minimum of 30 gallons for each fish because they get so big. If you have fancy goldfish (oranda, ryunkin, lionhead, fantail) each fish needs a minimum of 20 gallons due to their substantial waste production.