Ammonia - Not enough Filtration

[RD.]

Was ok until started feeding raw 31-40 shrimp 2-3 per day.

Also, just to clarify what pops stated, raw shrimp are actually fairly low in protein, they mostly consist of water, a non nutrient. (70-80% water)

Nutritionix

www.nutritionix.com

 

[islandguy11]

Was ok until started feeding raw 31-40 shrimp 2-3 per day.

Also, just to clarify what pops stated, raw shrimp are actually fairly low in protein, they mostly consist of water, a non nutrient. (70-80% water)

Nutritionix

www.nutritionix.com

Hey Neil would (cooked then frozen) cocktail shrimp be even less nutritious than raw shrimp?

Edit: just checked on nutrionix site, it looks like cooked shrimp loses a little bit from cooking process though I couldn't make the serving size exactly the same:

 

[twentyleagues]

The 31-40 was the shrimp sizing. Its a way to tell the overall average size of each shrimp. Its 31-40 shrimp per pound. Its a restaurant thing.

 

[dr exum]

Did I read this right, you were feeding 31 to 40 shrimp per day?
If so you are killing it with kindness.
That amount of shrimp, becomes a lot of waste, in the form of ammonia, as you have already found out.
And to process that much ammonia, you need much heavier filtration than you have, daily water changes, and a giant protein skimmer might be required for that waste load, if you continue with that heavy feeding schedule and amount.
And as general practice, it doesn't need, all that food.
Of course it will always beg for more, but it doesn't need that much, or is it even good o feed that much.
In nature fish live in a feast or famine world, so they eat as much as they can, when it is there.
In nature most fish don't get to eat once per day, sometimes they only eat once every 3 days or more.
So the expectation that they will be fed daily in an aquarium is not processed, they don't have a the human regulator concept, "I'm full, I can stop now".

That’s the size - it’s 31- 40 shrimp per pound ?

was 1-3 ea of those

 

[dr exum]

Adding more filtration.... this RTC growing like a weed ?

think I got 1625 GPH and a 125g sponge filter....

Hoping for less ammo spikes and once a week water changes ?

still 3 months out from tank being finished and cycled....

 

[dr exum]

Added an FX6 to the filtration. The ammonia is fine as long as I don’t feed him, currently can consume 5 - 31-40 shrimp. Gonna grab some other fish today for him, Talipa?

Put some zeolite in HOB

1. Zeolite ok to use long term? Does it hurt BB?

2. Best quality food with less ammo? Massivore?

3. Add another FX6?

4. More water = better water quality. Will probably grab a tank 150 or at least 120 on Black Friday...


Thanks!

 

[Rocksor]

Zeolite adsorbs ammonia and reduces the amount of ammonia available to the BB, so it can hurt the BB by starving them. But since, you are having problems with ammonia, I would use it short term. If you want to slow production of ammonia and nitrates, then you should get quality carbon to adsorb organic compounds that would turn into ammonia.

 

[dr exum]

Zeolite adsorbs ammonia and reduces the amount of ammonia available to the BB, so it can hurt the BB by starving them. But since, you are having problems with ammonia, I would use it short term. If you want to slow production of ammonia and nitrates, then you should get quality carbon to adsorb organic compounds that would turn into ammonia.

Thanks!

Just did water change will Monitor. Got only bio rings and sponge in fx6 - two HOB’s have carbon,

Was uncertain about carbon usage, seems unpopular to use?

Thanks for tips!

 

[TheWolfman]

If your having issues with ammonia the first thing you should be doing is a large water change. The second thing should be to stop feedings until the bb can catch up to your bio load. There no way that you should be feeding that amount of food to your fish. Larger water volume will dilute waste so a larger aquarium is in order.

 

[twentyleagues]

Are you sure the test is accurate? 5 shrimp is not that much food.