itschromesteel
Aquarium Advice Activist
About a week ago i had a huge ammonia spike in my betta's 5.5 off the chart in less than 12 hrs from 0. Last night late i tested my 10 gallon tank and had .25 ammonia which was concerning but it was pwc day and i was going to have to add prime anyway. I did about a 30% water change and added enough prime to treat the entire 10gall tank this morning i woke up to some dead fish and 4ppm ammonia. I religiously gravel vac and remove dead plant matter and this tank is about 9 months old and i have never had a problem. I use bottled water for my small tanks and i drive to my grandparents house and fill up every container i own with there tap water for the larger ones because i have really orangey hard well water. Could something be wrong with my prime. I use it on 3 other tanks that have never had problems.
I removed the charcoal from the penguin filter on my 10 when i got it so i know that isn't the problem.
I removed the charcoal from the penguin filter on my 10 when i got it so i know that isn't the problem.