taylorodw
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Exactly. DK is right, any water change is a good water change
But with levels as high as yours, you should maximize your effectiveness IMO.
Ammonia Mystery...
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Exactly. DK is right, any water change is a good water change
But with levels as high as yours, you should maximize your effectiveness IMO.
Hey all - a little update. It's late and I thought I'd post while I'm trying to get tired enough for sleep.
Anywho, I went ahead and did a near-80% water change (distracted all the little ones with a big algae crisp on the bottom) and filled her back up with prime'd tap water. An hour later, my ammonia reading is down around 1.0ppm, which is a marked improvement! I'll continue to test daily and water change daily based on how much ammonia has returned.
Thank you all again for you help, and I hope to continue learning in this ever-fascinating hobby.
Anywho, I went ahead and did a near-80% water change (distracted all the little ones with a big algae crisp on the bottom) and filled her back up with prime'd tap water. An hour later, my ammonia reading is down around 1.0ppm, which is a marked improvement! I'll continue to test daily and water change daily based on how much ammonia has returned.
Thank you all again for you help, and I hope to continue learning in this ever-fascinating hobby.
taylorodw
Aquarium Advice FINatic
That is an improvement. Do another 80% water change tomorrow and hopefully you should be down to .25 ppm ammonia, which is the maximum you want (of course the best is 0).
dkpate
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That's great!!! Like Taylor said, keep up the daily water changes as long as the ammonia goes above .25ppm.
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