ammonia in tapwater

[midnight]

how do i keep the ammonia out of my tanks if doing a water change just adds more ammonia?


tap is 1.0

 

[Full Metal Gundam]

use products like Prime or Ammo Lock to remove or neutralize ammonia in tap water.

 

[midnight]

does aqua safe remove ammonia?the bottle doesnt say it does

 

[midnight]

tested water after aqua safe "i forgot this part before i tested the tap,brain fart"
anyways lol
does prime remove ammonia better then aquasafe?
after aquasafe there was still a lil ammonia.
does prime do the same thing as aquasafe but work better?prime cheaper?

 

[Ianab]

I suggest you use Prime, it doesn't remove ammonia, just renders it less harmfull. At that level a 25% water change will only give you 0.25 in the tank, and a working filter should kill that off pretty quick.

The ammonia will still register on the water test, it will just be converted to less harmfull ammonium.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Full Metal Gundam]

aquasafe does not remove ammonia.

 

[midnight]

aquasafe does not remove ammonia.

hmmmm
i tested and most of my tanks have ammonia,maybe some is cus i use aquasafe.
so i guess i will check out this prime
it does the same as aquasafe but more?
so replacing aquasafe with prime is better?
sorry for the questions it just ive always used aquasafe.lol

 

[midnight]

is this true?
im getting ripped off eh?lol

aquasafe
250ml treats 500 gallons price like 6 bucks

prime
one site i found says 100 ml treats up to 1000 gallons price 6 bucks

 

[53special]

I've always used aqua safe, and haven't had a problem yet. I test the PH and ammonia levels of my tap water periodically, and sometimes the ammonia levels are awful.

 

[fishdance]

I wouldnt use any ammonia locking chemicals, just trust your bio-filter to safely convert ammonia to nitrate. If your ammonia levels are REALLY high (over 5.0) than waiting or several small water changes instead of a single periodic large water change is advised.