CRUSHER
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
just got an API ammonia test kit... what my water reads is 0.50 on ammonia, is that good? Just did a 50% water change day before yesterday...
CRUSHER said:just got an API ammonia test kit... what my water reads is 0.50 on ammonia, is that good? Just did a 50% water change day before yesterday...
CRUSHER said:well yes it is a new tank, 100 gallon. i dont use dechlorinater... i have a new water filter from HD that i hook up between the tank and the faucet.
fish... 2 - oscars, 1- jack dempsey, 1- green terror, 1- featherfin cat. i did use medoa from an older tank and some gravel from an outdoor pond... i did a 50 % water change day before yesterday... water was real cloudy... still is a bit.
i'll have to do another water change when i get home from work tomorrow... i'll do a 60% water change
CRUSHER said:yes, the filter does remove trace elements.
i do use tap water... straight from the kitchen sink faucet... through the refill hose... through the filter i added in the line and to the aquarium. the filter removes all the bad stuff from the water... there is no chlorine by the time the water gets to the aquarium due to the in-line filter... no need for dechlorinater.Do you add anything back in to replace what you are removing?
Is there a reason why you don't use your tap water and a dechlorinator?
Well, I figured out where all my ammonia was coming from so quickly after a 75% water change...the faucet water.... i put some straight from the faucet in a bucket, put some conditioner in it... waited 10 minutes then did an ammonia test on it... the reading for it was 0.50... same as my aquarium water...