AMMONIA SPIKE....CRAP

[channarox]

if you have more than enough filtration, ammonia shouldnt be a problem. your nitrates, maybe trites would be sky high after a month of no WCs though.

could be nitrites and not ammonia.
i havent done a test yet.
need to borrow one from a friend.
but hes not home.

 

[Malawi-]

Well do more than one test over a few days.

 

[channarox]

Well do more than one test over a few days.

will do if i can get the test for several days.

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

The only reasons that ammonia or nitrites would have spiked on a fully cycled tank. Would be if the bio Bacteria was killed by meds or a recent stock addition has over loaded the system, basically they would have to be killed off or over loaded in some way. -----------------------------------------------i would definetly check everything over like all param's and temps, etc.-- Is it possible the 2 were fighting maybe.

 

[channarox]

The only reasons that ammonia or nitrites would have spiked on a fully cycled tank. Would be if the bio Bacteria was killed by meds or a recent stock addition has over loaded the system, basically they would have to be killed off or over loaded in some way. -----------------------------------------------i would definetly check everything over like all param's and temps, etc.-- Is it possible the 2 were fighting maybe.

might be because i added the pike.
they were fighting,but only chasing thats all.
and no wounds on the pike.
and seems like its only the newest fishes that have been dying.

 

[DRgrits]

old tank syndrome.

 

[pacu mom]

If your tank is cycled, not doing water changes would only result in high nitrates. Check and make sure there is no dead or decaying matter in the tank. Decomposing matter could generate an ammonia spike.

 

[Miles]

mmmmmm...

Agreed a well cycled tank shouldn't get ammonia spikes.. BUT

an un-maintained tank with a high bioload could develop a thick layer of detritius over the biomedia, thus choking out the nitrifying bacteria, causing an ammonia spike..

 

[xander]

hey man, an ammonia spike means your bb is pretty much all dead. what i did was clean out the media with tank water, replace the prefilter media, siphon/clean the substrate, reduce the bioload and do a 100% waterchange.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

That really sucks dude, i run a lot of filteration on all my tanks and pond and weekly if not twice weekly w/c'S and my nitrate runs high