I would recommend getting a liquid test kit(API). I doubt those monitors are as aquarite as the liquid test kits. You can do large water changes as much as you like, back to back 50% water changes, no problem. What does the monitor consider safe??. Ideally it should be zero....About 2-3 days ago I did a water change to reduce ammonia. My ammonia levels dropped to safe according to the in tank monitor for a while, but now they're back up again. How offer can I do a 10 gallon water change on my 55 gallon tank? Everyday? Every other day? My ammonia levels are high :/View attachment 213975
I would do 50% but I would still look into getting a water test kit. The salts won't have any effect on Ammonia.I've been doing water changes once a week and changing 25% of the water. The safe reading for the monitor is <0.02ppm. The monitor was reading 0.2ppm before the water change. Went down to safe after the water change then back up to 0.2ppm. I added cichlid salts and buffer max after the water change but the ammonia levels read the same before the water change without the salts so I doubt it's the salts
Have you a test for Nitrites??. Are you sure your cycled. Maybe over feeding, or a dead fish hidden from view. How often do you feed. Is there any food left over from feeding??So what do you think could be affecting it? The fish eat, the tank is filtering 18,000 gallons a day. Temp stays about the same 24/7.
Ah, that could be an issue. I would cut that to once a day and even leave out feeding for two days a week. I only feed mine every other day. The more they are feed, the more waste they produce. Have you cleaned your filter recently??I feed them twice a day, and there's no dead fish I check everyday, I'm stumped :/
I just thought if you cleaned the filter recently, that could be the cause. I would try cutting back the feeding, get a liquid test kit and see how you get on from there.....No but I have checked them and they do not look dirty at all.
No problem. Let us know how you get on....Okay thank you!
I would recommend getting a liquid test kit(API). I doubt those monitors are as aquarite as the liquid test kits. You can do large water changes as much as you like, back to back 50% water changes, no problem. What does the monitor consider safe??. Ideally it should be zero....
What was the Ammonia reading before the water change??. How much and how often are you doing water changes??