Ammonia .10 ppm Normal

[magical2506]

Everytime I check my Ammonia it give around .10. Is not it normal? I never get 0. I have seen lots of people posted 0 ppm.

Now my silly question is if a tank has always 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite and 0 Nitrate then what are the live bacterias are actually doing?

Should I get exact 0 Ammonia in my tank? or 0.10-0.15 ppm is also fine.

 

[lespaul339]

That's not normal. You should not be getting any ammonia if your tank is cycled because it would convert the ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrates.

 

[Fishmommy]

I would verify with a second brand of tester

 

[Rubasu]

It's not normal, but I'm with fishmommy...I think I would try another test. How long has your tank been running?

 

[peiloy3196]

Did you use Prime or any other water conditioner like it? I have seen Prime give false readings with certain Ammonia test kits because of how they measure ammonia.

 

[magical2506]

My tank is around 2 months running, its 28 gal with 10 gal sump. Have two black-ice snow flake a purple gobby and a midas blenny. Fishes are doing well have not seen any sign. I have two corals 1 sunset monty that is also fine I check the polyps open and close timely manner. Only problem I see is the new frogspawn I have added not opening. Could be other reasons as frogspawn is very sensitive coral, that I know....

Thanks...

 

[Sk8r]

Any ammonia can be lethal to the fish, if not the corals. Something is highly wonky with that test.

 

[magical2506]

Now I am pretty sure that my tank has a small amount of Ammonia, Previously I was thinking that may be my test kit has problem. Today I tested the ammonia using that same kit for my RODI water and its showing zero. There is 0.10 ppm ammonia in the tank. I have not find any abnormal behavior.

What is the solution? Shall I do a 50% water change? My tank in 28gal I can easily change 15gal of water, I also have my own RODI.

Any problem in changing that much water? I can see some algae here and there as new tank syndrome. May be that will also help to reduce the phosphate.

Please suggest.....

Thanks...

 

[magical2506]

Here is the front shot, to fight algae I have dimmed the lighting to 25%.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

How long ago did you setup this tank?

 

[magical2506]

2 months..

 

[Dkuhlmann]

There is no way that your test kit is correct. Do you use an lfs or have someone close with another kit to check it against?