Flowerhorn Help

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Read the instructions. As I stated the directions are clear. You are not following the instructions on the bottle here they are.
Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 gallons*) of new water. This removes approximately 1 mg/L ammonia, 4 mg/L chloramine, or 5 mg/L chlorine. For smaller doses, please note each cap thread is approx. 1 mL. May be added to aquarium directly, but better if added to new water first. If adding directly to aquarium, base dose on aquarium volume. Sulfur odor is normal. For exceptionally high chloramine concentrations, a double dose may be used safely. To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 times normal dose may be used. If temperature is > 30 °C (86 °F) and chlorine or ammonia levels are low, use a half dose.


From this you state that you have 5ppm of ammonia. One cap full which is 5ml's will detoxify 1ppm of ammonia, you need 25 ml's of prime to detoxify 5ppm of ammonia. You need to understand that you have to do some digging and your own research. Basically you detoxified chlorine and choramaine. Its all right in front of your face which is common sense, I stated that you need to redose prime twice in this thread which is making me believe you arent reading my posts at all.

Note if you use a two step test kit such as the api you WILL get a false positive reading if you over dosage with prime or safe. But rest assure that the ammonia is detoxified and your fh is happy. You will need to redose every 24-48 hours to keep the ammonia detoxified and I would expect the ammonia consuming bb to be strong within a week. At high temps such as 84 degrees they double withing a 24 hour period. Those additives are probably not doing anything but it cant hurt to add them. Only additive that I seen work is seachem's stability.

How much prime did you add? Prime works instantly and doesnt take 24 hours to take effect. It bonds instantly and within 24-48 hours the bonds are broken needing more prime or safe to be added.

So to the question I already answered twice, you need to redose with prime every 24-48 hours. If you detoxify the ammonia then you dont need to do a water change, you just have to keep adding more prime. Please read before you come off as rude. I suggested a course of action from the very beginning.
 
Sorry mate...I realize you in no way are obligated to help me...and I do appreciate your time. I am new to the forum and app on my phone. If I dont hit refresh I dont see posts. My bottle of seachem says I may dose up to five times the amount. ...meaning 25ml like you said...I will do a water change and add 25ml of prime...thanks again
 
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