Ammonia Question Options

[domho7]

I have 2 tanks, 3 & 4 ft.

I bought the Seachem "Ammonia Alert" for each tank.

Noticed that my 3ft tank always at "Alert color" even after I did water change 50% and whack ammo lock into water.
Presently I running 2 cannisters (Both Jebao) on it. I use Eheim sub pro & biohome plus (red colour) and CR.
4ft tank is ok on safe colour.

Can anyone help on ammo stuff.

[CyberET]

ammo lock may turn the ammonia into non toxic form, but it is still registered by ammonia alert. Try doing a 90% change instead..

[HappyBuddha]

How old is the ammonia alert meter? I can't remember the exact value but it takes a while for the meter to become sensitive and accurate. Also... what's the pH like? The meter is calibrated for pH 7 only.

[Seacucumber]

dom...
if possible, do away with your canister filter...
goldfish bio load is way too heavy for canister filter which i personally feel....
unless you clean thoroughly every week....

change 80-90% water weekly......not 50%
with this, no need any ammonia lock or fancy stuffs....
just buffer and antichlorine tats it....

i am the "bohiew" "anti test kit" kind of guy....
my 4ft running on a 3 tier overhead filter and 2 sponge filter...
6 pcs of 5 inch fishes inside...
change 90% water every week....
fishes are active, doing well and eating well....
growing fast too....

[CyberET]

growing fast in what way?

[max]

if possible, do away with your canister filter...
goldfish bio load is way too heavy for canister filter

Hi g-string, like to noe wat kind of filtration system ur currently using?

How do you clear the waste in the tank? thanks.

[Seacucumber]

growing fast in what way?

erm.....ah.....erm..
it grew about 1 cm in just 2 weeks after transfering to his new 4ft bungalow...
maybe due to space....larger space=faster growth??

[Seacucumber]

Hi g-string,  like to noe wat kind of filtration system ur currently using?

How do you clear the waste in the tank? thanks.

overhead filter lah....
the stackable type.....
will take a pic when i get my digicam back from my sis....
she just went Japan with it....

btw, i dun do the clearing of waste...
it just get sucked into the filter and broken down by my BB colony....

[domho7]

Think will visit AC and whack a OHF and do a 80-90% change.
My PH level around 7.4, 4ft tank 7.8!!

[HappyBuddha]

Think will visit AC and whack a OHF and do a 80-90% change.
My PH level around 7.4, 4ft tank 7.8!!

Save the money and get a good air-pump plus a couple of sponge filter instead.

[Seacucumber]

Save the money and get a good air-pump plus a couple of sponge filter instead.

buddha is right....
my filter is damn noisy!
wahahahahaha....

[Hazy]

From G-string,he change 80-90% of the water weekly.That mean all the B.B will be kill and his tank is forever still cycling,right?

[CyberET]

y would all the B.B. be killed when he change 80-90% water weekly?
Aren't all tanks forever cycling?

[HappyBuddha]

From G-string,he change 80-90% of the water weekly.That mean all the B.B will be kill and his tank is forever still cycling,right?

I change 100% once every 2-3 days but my BB are thriving.

BB is everywhere in the tank but most of them are colonizing in the bio-media (sponge, ceramic rings, biohome etc). So when you change water, just make sure you keep the bio media moist.

Very important to take note is to make sure you apply anti-chlorine when adding replacing the water. Chlorine kills BB very quickly.

[Jos Nana]

From G-string,he change 80-90% of the water weekly.That mean all the B.B will be kill and his tank is forever still cycling,right?

So how much water do you suggest to change to keep BB alive ? What is your current practice ???