Ammonia Lock - Aquarium Advice

Squado · 05-31-2006, 05:50 PM

Hey, I was just wondering if using ammonia lock is safe for fish and is recommended. My ammonia levels were at 0 until I added a Koran Angel. He has only been in their for a day and the ammonia levels jumped to somewhere between 0 and .25 (color is in between on test kit). Should I let the tank take care of it naturally or is this harmful enough where it should bet taken care of immediatly?

**roka64** · 05-31-2006, 05:54 PM

Are your plastic decorations hollow in the bottom? The reason I ask is I saw a post where the water was becoming stagnant inside the deco, and if I remember correctly, that caused an ammonia spike....

jcroteau · 05-31-2006, 05:57 PM

If your tank is well established and is more than 20 gallons then I would let the tank take care of itself. Check the level in a few days. 0.25 isn't anything to worry about. If it goes up more then try a 10-15% water change before this ammonia lock stuff.

JM · 05-31-2006, 06:58 PM

By any chance did u put the Koran Angel in the 29g tank that u have listed on ur info page. If so that tank is wayyyyy too small for that fish. May be part of the problem, may not be.

PS Ammonia Lock is a waste of money.

kmgriff72 · 06-01-2006, 03:00 PM

I just had my tank crash last weekend and I am worried now that maybe it is due to the plastic (hollowed out inside) decoration I have in my tank. I feel I need to take it out but what is the best way to go about doing it. I know that sounds funny but my concern is that if it is from this decoration, should I remove as I am doing a water change and hold the vaccum by where I am going to lift up the decoration and expose this water that is underneath so that maybe it gets sucked up in the vacuum and out of the tank. I am on the down side hopefully of my water getting back to normal and don't want to mess up things again but now I feel that I should remove that rock decoration although I like it very much.

**roka64** · 06-01-2006, 04:50 PM

Quote:

hold the vaccum by where I am going to lift up the decoration

That sounds like a plan.

Did the ammonia come down at all, yet?

kmgriff72 · 06-01-2006, 05:41 PM

Haven't been able to check it yet. I do not own my own test kit yet. I believe it has because the fish and water look better.

kmgriff72 · 06-08-2006, 06:26 PM

Well, I ended up taking down my tank because of financial issues. I am hoping to be back up by the first of the year. I just want to caution anyone using plastic hollowed out decorations. When I lifted up the hollowed out rock in my tank, you could smell the stinch from across the room. I am now wondering if that was the problem to begin with. I will not use these any longer in my tank. Hope to be flowing again real soon. Thanks for all of the advice yall have given me along the way.

**roka64** · 06-08-2006, 06:29 PM

Dang, sorry to hear that!

**melosu58** · 06-10-2006, 08:38 AM

Sorry, But in the future I would just do PWC instead of any chems. Much safer

05-31-2006, 05:50 PM	#1
Squado Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 327 Images: 3	Ammonia Lock Hey, I was just wondering if using ammonia lock is safe for fish and is recommended. My ammonia levels were at 0 until I added a Koran Angel. He has only been in their for a day and the ammonia levels jumped to somewhere between 0 and .25 (color is in between on test kit). Should I let the tank take care of it naturally or is this harmful enough where it should bet taken care of immediatly?

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05-31-2006, 05:57 PM	#3
jcroteau Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	If your tank is well established and is more than 20 gallons then I would let the tank take care of itself. Check the level in a few days. 0.25 isn't anything to worry about. If it goes up more then try a 10-15% water change before this ammonia lock stuff.

05-31-2006, 06:58 PM	#4
JM Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 329 Images: 9	By any chance did u put the Koran Angel in the 29g tank that u have listed on ur info page. If so that tank is wayyyyy too small for that fish. May be part of the problem, may not be. PS Ammonia Lock is a waste of money.

06-01-2006, 03:00 PM	#5
kmgriff72 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 92	I just had my tank crash last weekend and I am worried now that maybe it is due to the plastic (hollowed out inside) decoration I have in my tank. I feel I need to take it out but what is the best way to go about doing it. I know that sounds funny but my concern is that if it is from this decoration, should I remove as I am doing a water change and hold the vaccum by where I am going to lift up the decoration and expose this water that is underneath so that maybe it gets sucked up in the vacuum and out of the tank. I am on the down side hopefully of my water getting back to normal and don't want to mess up things again but now I feel that I should remove that rock decoration although I like it very much.

06-01-2006, 05:41 PM	#7
kmgriff72 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 92	Haven't been able to check it yet. I do not own my own test kit yet. I believe it has because the fish and water look better.

06-08-2006, 06:26 PM	#8
kmgriff72 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 92	Well, I ended up taking down my tank because of financial issues. I am hoping to be back up by the first of the year. I just want to caution anyone using plastic hollowed out decorations. When I lifted up the hollowed out rock in my tank, you could smell the stinch from across the room. I am now wondering if that was the problem to begin with. I will not use these any longer in my tank. Hope to be flowing again real soon. Thanks for all of the advice yall have given me along the way.