Water changes are the only way to remove ammonia until your cycle establishes.
None of these things removes ammonia. Do you have any fish in the tank?
A strong cycle will take down ammonia quite quickly. As you are still seeing ammonia then you havent cycled the tank yet. That typically takes 3 to 8 weeks. Prime claims to detoxify ammonia for a day a so while your cycle removes it before it gets toxic again.
Do you know anything about the nitrogen cycle or how to cycle a tank?
While it is possible your tap water contains ammonia, what you probably have is tap water treated with chloramine rather than chlorine.
Chloramine breaks down to ammonia and chlorine. Your water conditioner will remove the chlorine and Prime also claims to detoxify ammonia for a while. You need to cycle your tank which will remove the ammonia from both your fishes waste and any ammonia that you introduce through water changes.
An alternative is to use spring water or filtered water called RO water in your tank. Some people on the forum use rainwater too.
No. Water changes and cycling are 2 different things.Yes I have 2 goldfish in a 30 gallon tank , cycling the tank is that when you remove like 20% of the water ?
No. Water changes and cycling are 2 different things.
The cycle is the process where bacteria living in your filter converts ammonia into less toxic nitrite, and then different bacteria convert the nitrate into much less toxic nitrate. The water changes are to remove the nitrate which the cycle cant deal with.
The cycle process typically takes 3 to 8 weeks to establish.
While your tank is cycling with fish in the tank you typically control waste (ie ammonia and nitrite) through water changes. But because your tap water contains ammonia you are only adding ammonia with every water change, not removing it. The best option would be to return the fish and cycle the tank without fish. When you are cycled you can add fish to a safe tank. Is this an option for you?
No. Water changes and cycling are 2 different things.
The cycle is the process where bacteria living in your filter converts ammonia into less toxic nitrite, and then different bacteria convert the nitrite into much less toxic nitrate. The water changes are to remove the nitrate which the cycle cant deal with.
The cycle process typically takes 3 to 8 weeks to establish.
While your tank is cycling with fish in the tank you typically control waste (ie ammonia and nitrite) through water changes. But because your tap water contains ammonia you are only adding ammonia with every water change, not removing it. The best option would be to return the fish and cycle the tank without fish. When you are cycled you can add fish to a safe tank. Is this an option for you?
So is the ammonia from your tap water or not? You inferred it is.
So is the ammonia from your tap water or not? You inferred it is.