Mark Hewitt
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My ammonia is still high . No nitrites or nitrates.
How high? Over 4ppm? Need to get it between 1 and 4.
Do you mean into the new tank that is cycling? What do you mean by 'everything'?
Very interesting. You should probably start a new thread. You need to get to the root cause of the problem, or else you could risk a repeat of the same problem.
Stalled cycle perhaps. Test kit is ok, tests 0 ammonia for tap water and the guppy tank. Just in case I bought a new ammonia kit (API Freshwater), same result.The things that comes to mind is a stalled cycle or an expired test kit. A stalled cycle would explain the excess ammonia and no NO2/NO3, that can happen with extremely low pH.
7.8What is the pH of your tap water?
Interpet BioActive Tapsafe DeChlorinator. You can't get 'Prime' in the UK from what I've seen.I'm assuming you're using tap water for your changes, correct?
Are you de-chlorinating the water with Prime or another de-chlorinator (not just a "water conditioner")?
Yes, although not usually higher than 5ppm.So you were getting Nitrates after your tank was fully cycled?
The other thing that comes to mind is installing new filters. How long ago was that done? Did you replace all the filters?[/quotte]
I started seeing ammonia before I put any new filters in. I put in an additional internal filter to try to help - leaving the other one in place, Unfortunately it hasn't helped -yet. My suspicion was that the filter currently in there wasn't working properly, but the new filter has been in for 3 weeks now I'd have expected to see some change.
No plants in this tank I'm afraid!Even if you did, there would still be bacteria on the glass and substrate, and you should be getting SOME Nitrates, unless if is extremely heavily planted then maybe not.
I love a good mystery....
In addition I got a handful of gravel from the guppy tank (which is all fine) and put it in to see if it would help, but nothing.
Usually low flow is due over time is due to buildup of gunk around the impeller magnet. I notice it very much with my Tetra EX20, the flow is awesome right after cleaning and usually 1/3 of that within a few weeks. You have to take it all the way apart and clean with an old toothbrush under hot water (not filter pads obviously, swish or squeeze in a bucket of tank water). When was the last time you did that?
Yeah I did figure that. But unless I'm missing something there's no way to take the filter apart in order to perform that kind of maintenance
That's definitely a problem. I'll see if I can look that model up later today.
Hey Mark. What's happening to your ammonia right now? Have you solved the problem?