Reduce Ammonia Content

[125634785690]

Hi everyone, I currently have a 4ft by 2ft by 2ft tank. The ammonia level has been increasing to 1.5ppm even though i did a water change yesterday. Any recommendation of reducing ammonia level effectively including water change

 

[tlindsey]

Hi everyone, I currently have a 4ft by 2ft by 2ft tank. The ammonia level has been increasing to 1.5ppm even though i did a water change yesterday. Any recommendation of reducing ammonia level effectively including water change

Welcome aboard

How long has the aquarium been setup and running?
What are the test level results for nitrite, nitrate and your ph?
How many fish do you have in the aquarium and what are their size?
How many times do you feed a day?
When you do water changes do you add a dechlorinator?

 

[kno4te]

Welcome aboard

How long has the aquarium been setup and running?
What are the test level results for nitrite, nitrate and your ph?
How many fish do you have in the aquarium and what are their size?
How many times do you feed a day?
When you do water changes do you add a dechlorinator?

+1

 

[Rocksor]

Did you test your source water for ammonia?

 

[Icecold Dan]

Did you test your source water for ammonia?

This is a good point. I've found that my tap water generally tests out having 0.5 ppm ammonia and 5 ppm nitrate, and the pH is usually between 6.6 and 6.8

 

[125634785690]

Welcome aboard

How long has the aquarium been setup and running?
What are the test level results for nitrite, nitrate and your ph?
How many fish do you have in the aquarium and what are their size?
How many times do you feed a day?
When you do water changes do you add a dechlorinator?

The aquarium has been running for a week before adding a red arowana about 6inch, and 4 clown loach all of them about 2inch.
nitrite-0
nitrate-5
ph-6.8
I feed the fish only once every 2 days
I do water changes every week. But due to recent spike in ammonia i have been doing it for the past 2 days. Yes i use API dechlorinator.

 

[tlindsey]

The aquarium has been running for a week before adding a red arowana about 6inch, and 4 clown loach all of them about 2inch.
nitrite-0
nitrate-5
ph-6.8
I feed the fish only once every 2 days
I do water changes every week. But due to recent spike in ammonia i have been doing it for the past 2 days. Yes i use API dechlorinator.

The Aro and CL's are the only fish in the aquarium?

 

[125634785690]

The Aro and CL's are the only fish in the aquarium?

Yeap

 

[Glenn238]

Is everything new I know you said it's only been running 1 week so the filter tank and everything are all new

 

[125634785690]

Is everything new I know you said it's only been running 1 week so the filter tank and everything are all new

Ony the tank is new The canister filter use to run in 2ft tank but before transferring i wash everything inside of it and changed the media