Ammonia

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Water changes. I would want to address why you have ammonia, since it is toxic. Did you cycle your tank before adding livestock? Is there porous rock and sand in your tank for bacteria to grow? Did you add any livestock recently? How big is the tank?
 
Your tank has only been up 3 weeks, it us cycling, 2 months from now you will be ready for your first fish, it takes months to even start a reef tank. If you rush,you will just spend money and fail, everyone wants an instant reef tank, but that only happens on tv.
 
Amquel IT DOES THE JOB IN 10 MINUTES

I have used it before
 
Amquel does not remove nitrates. Amquel is not a way to shorten the cycle either. If you try to remove the ammonia, you will not have a strong bacteria colony, and when you add fish, you'll see ammonia again, only this time it can kill your fish.
 
Water exchanges are cheaper and leave no unintended byproducts in the water. The LFS has shelves stacked with bottles of different stuff. Most successful aquarists use very little or none of it. Even if it works, be cautious of remedies, patience is the best recommendation. The tank will cycle the ammonia naturally and a few water exchanges will carry off the byproducts of that process.
 
Amquel isn't meant to be dosed straight into the tank. It is used to do water changes, which is what we are suggesting.

Going the fast and easy way sets you up for failure. If your too lazy to do water changes, there is no point in keeping an aquarium.
 
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