jellybaby;2849118; said:As recently posted i have found 0.5 ammoina in my tap water and 50 nitrates. so i asked my lfs this question but couldnt seem to give a staright answer! so here it is?
If im adding tapwater with ammoina already in it is the reading in my tank true - my test results show a reading of 0.5 which is what my tap water is. i no eventually my tank will bring it down to 0.
also i would like to no peoples views on wheather water changes daily are doin more harm then good? should i do it every other day and 20% or more?
If your municipal water contains 0.5 ppm of ammonia this a separate issue from necessary routine water changes. This residual ammonia will be managed as a separate consideration from the water changes. The water changes are being performed to reduce accumulated nitrates, phosphates and organic contaminants and to rejuvinate the KH and stabilize the tank pH. To manage the ammonia, treat your municipal water with either Amquel+ or Seachem Prime. Either of these products will detoxify the ammonia until it is processed by your biofilter. Once you have treated your municipal water, forget about the ammonia.
