Amnonia spike during hyposalinity

[saltyESQ]

I am doing water changes, but what is causing this sudden spike in a tank that is 2 years est.

 

[bennyinca]

what is the salinity in the tank?

hypo should be done in a QT.

 

[saltyESQ]

the salinity is at .09
I took out 99% of the rock. There is probably 10 lbs of total rock in the tank and about 75 lbs of LS.

I am planning tomorrow to bring up the salinity and throw in about 80lbs of est LR in hopes of curbing the amnonia

 

[plugpitch]

that's why there was an ammonia spike. 99% taken out???

 

[cthetoy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8748630#post8748630 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltyESQ
the salinity is at .09
I took out 99% of the rock. There is probably 10 lbs of total rock in the tank and about 75 lbs of LS.

I am planning tomorrow to bring up the salinity and throw in about 80lbs of est LR in hopes of curbing the amnonia

Did you mean you have 10lbs of rock left and 75 pounds of sand in the hypo tank still? Most living stuff on the rock and sand would of not survived the hypo so that might be the reason for your ammonia spike

 

[Wilafur]

smart

 

[818]

?!!!?!?! QT, no LR no LS.

You killed everything on it...Only use PVC pieces for hiding.

 

[IsaaX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8750386#post8750386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Wilafur
smart

Anything in your sand and left over rock in the display is now dead and causing the ammonia spike. You doing hypo in your main display boggles me, generally it is done in a seperate QT tank. Info on hypo is found all over this website.