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Don't be surprised if 20% isn't enough if your levels are that high. I might recommend changing the water, waiting a bit, and then test again. Letting it go for 12 more hours at 1 ppm or more isn't doing you any good. You may have to keep taking out water and adding new until you get it down below one. Otherwise the ammonia will continue to deep fry your rock.
Bax
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Yes I've read to do more small changes than one large change.
Back to your skimmer question, after the TBS went in I started pulling a very wet green skimate and pull it consitently. It slows daon for a while after I give the cup a good cleaning but comes back. I think it's OK fo rthe skimate to be wet as long as it's nasty, if it's wet and water-clear you need to adjust the cup.
I did 5 10% changes before my ammo stopped rising and settled down. Now it's nitrates I am still watching.
Back to your skimmer question, after the TBS went in I started pulling a very wet green skimate and pull it consitently. It slows daon for a while after I give the cup a good cleaning but comes back. I think it's OK fo rthe skimate to be wet as long as it's nasty, if it's wet and water-clear you need to adjust the cup.
I did 5 10% changes before my ammo stopped rising and settled down. Now it's nitrates I am still watching.
goblinsharkman
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kp1917 i just looked at ur location, Anchorage gezz it must be hard to reef up there. Hey at least u dont have to worrk bout a chiller LOL...
goblinsharkman
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kp1917 i just looked at ur location, Anchorage gezz it must be hard to reef up there. Hey at least u dont have to worry bout a chiller LOL...
hdtran
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If it's the 8 drops of reagent A + 8 drops of reagent B, with nearly undecipherable colors of green, that's the test that I have. It measures total ammonia, which is both NH3 (toxic) and NH4 (not nearly as toxic).
Amquel or something like that will convert your NH3 to NH4. Unfortunately, your test will still detect the NH4.
Biospira is very similar to biozyme (the brown powder that got sent to you with your shipment). The biospira, biozyme, or bacteria in your LS & LR will eventually convert the NH4 to nitrite, then nitrate.
Look for obviously decaying sponges (if it peels off easily with the fingers...), and toss them. (My nose is pretty useless, so I can't use the stink test...)
Amquel or something like that will convert your NH3 to NH4. Unfortunately, your test will still detect the NH4.
Biospira is very similar to biozyme (the brown powder that got sent to you with your shipment). The biospira, biozyme, or bacteria in your LS & LR will eventually convert the NH4 to nitrite, then nitrate.
Look for obviously decaying sponges (if it peels off easily with the fingers...), and toss them. (My nose is pretty useless, so I can't use the stink test...)
Hy,
That is the test I have. I've gotten rid of a couple of sponges now (as soon as they turn white-ish I try to pull them). After a few changes and the additives it's down to 1-ish now. I also have Aquarium Systems "Fastest" which only measures to .8 but a lot more accurate if your ammonia is down to where it should be since the other goes from 0 - .25 - .5 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 8. The problem with the "Fastest" one though is that I keep getting a light blue-green and that color isn't in the range so I am assuming that I am still above .8
May I assume that if the other measures total ammonia, it might not be as bad as I thought?????
Thankyou for the help. I'll be posting new numbers tomorrow morning.
Kyle
That is the test I have. I've gotten rid of a couple of sponges now (as soon as they turn white-ish I try to pull them). After a few changes and the additives it's down to 1-ish now. I also have Aquarium Systems "Fastest" which only measures to .8 but a lot more accurate if your ammonia is down to where it should be since the other goes from 0 - .25 - .5 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 8. The problem with the "Fastest" one though is that I keep getting a light blue-green and that color isn't in the range so I am assuming that I am still above .8
May I assume that if the other measures total ammonia, it might not be as bad as I thought?????
Thankyou for the help. I'll be posting new numbers tomorrow morning.
Kyle
Day 3
After all the water changes and Amquel & bio-spira, I got the ammonia down to under 1 - guessing about .75 last night, and the ph was up as well. Now this morning,
8:10am
Temp - 76.5
Ammonia - 1
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0
PH - 7.8
Salinity - 1.024
So Why does the PH keep falling?? I will add more buffer but I buffed the changing water each time yesterday. How bad do I need to worry about this??
I haven't seen anything dying except some of the sponge. I have little feather dusters (less than an inch and see-through) and other very small life that still looks ok?
KP
After all the water changes and Amquel & bio-spira, I got the ammonia down to under 1 - guessing about .75 last night, and the ph was up as well. Now this morning,
8:10am
Temp - 76.5
Ammonia - 1
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0
PH - 7.8
Salinity - 1.024
So Why does the PH keep falling?? I will add more buffer but I buffed the changing water each time yesterday. How bad do I need to worry about this??
I haven't seen anything dying except some of the sponge. I have little feather dusters (less than an inch and see-through) and other very small life that still looks ok?
KP
we_want_Nemo
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If you have die off in your water ... the PH will drop automatically.
If you put too much buffer in at one time, your Alkalinity will raise, which is not a good thing either ... so while you use a buffer make sure you check for that too!
My PH was very low at the beginning too, and it took some time and water changes to get it under control ... I didn't notice anything bad happening because of it (I was very worried!!)
good luck to you and your tank
Manuela
If you put too much buffer in at one time, your Alkalinity will raise, which is not a good thing either ... so while you use a buffer make sure you check for that too!
My PH was very low at the beginning too, and it took some time and water changes to get it under control ... I didn't notice anything bad happening because of it (I was very worried!!)
good luck to you and your tank
Manuela
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