Islander84
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I have a 35 gal tub with IO salt mix and ro/di water that is about a week old no rock or other substances in bucket but i am getting an ammonia reading of about 0.2??? what can i do to fix this
Fresh salt water mix w/ ammonia??
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mike_cmu04
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Check your test kit it is probably off you wont have ammonia in a fresh batch of water.
yes, a little ammonia (0.2 ppm or less) is quite typical of many salt mixes. Generally it is not a concern. You won't be keeping fish in 100% new water, and the ammonia is rapidly removed once added to a cycled tank.
Islander84
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im using it in my hospital/qt tank
If it is cycled it should be fine, but why not put it into the display tank and put used tank water in the QT?
jcw
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what if the dt is fallow for ich? is there a risk of using the dt water?
I honestly think I lost an anthias in qt in only one week after I switched to IO salt. Had been doing fine for last 2 weeks.
I now have 1 bellus angel, 3 anthias in a 55g qt that I don't want to lose. I'm doing 2 gallon WC with IO salt and it's not cycled.
So there is no sort of biological filter in the QT tank?
Islander84
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I didnt use water from DT because it was at the end of cycle. but now that all levels amm., nitrite, and nitrate are at 0 i started doing 2 gal water changes to qt tank using water from dt and discarding water from qt. I am running a HOB bio wheel without the carbon filter due to copper treatment that i started. I have 2 small ocellaris clowns and a small 6 line in the 10 gal qt. clowns are doing great 6 line is hiding between piece of pvc and base of heater and isnt in terrible shape but not the greatest either. I am assuming it is due to the ammonia because when i put them all in there they were fine.
I don't think the ammonia from the salt mix is going to kill fish generally, but adding it to ammonia they are producing could be a contributor.
