Andy Sager
Aquarium Advice Addict
They shall swim for ya sir [emoji38]
I wish I studied the chemistry books more cause I had some thoughts in my head about the ammonia problem, but just can't explain it properly? So, I will just like to ask a question, what would or how ammonia would form, and what conditions , since it is a bacteria??? If that's correct?
When ammonia rises does it dissipate naturally or does it change form , liquid,vapor to gas, or solid states.
My thoughts are that somehow, due to building design, air flow, and accumulation, and constant water source, from the Aquariums and airration of multi tanks via bubblers, can the ammonia be vaporizing in the air from the tanks and falling back down onto the tanks, but I think unlikely if you change water frequently :/ like I'm sure the way you do!
And I also thought, man when I use Prime to dechlorinates the water it has a bad odour from the chemical smell in it. I just thought that the senses we already have should give us some better clues , if its chemical use in more confined space?
My last thought would be water drainage, plumbing, or and area where ammonia can be concentrated on or in?
Seems like the source is produced inside and tends to harbour around as we know already. In an enclosure ventilation is key IMO:/...and moisture. If you have access to a dehumidifier unit, you can test the water coming from the over flow and see???[emoji12]
Sorry if I was babbling on about nothing, and if it helps in any way, I mean you Andy, it would give me great pleasure to ever help you out sir.
As for my black Angel spwan I think it was a bust, they could be egg eaters as I noticed the female as she pooped , it looked white in color, I think that's what happened. Next time its artificially hatching for sure, can't wait to try it. I'm just getting a feel for this pair and you've been bang in Andy, thanks!!!
Clem
Yeah, I wish I had paid more attention to more of the science than the biology of life. I would have figured this out sooner if I did ( I think. ) But, as it says in this article ( Water and air are all you need to make ammonia—one of world's most important chemicals ) "All you need is air and water to make ammonia" and I have plenty of both of those. The problem is definitely the ventilation but in order to have the room climate controlled and keep costs reasonable, I need to reduce ventilation and THAT my friend, seems to be the key to this whole thing. ( I told you all fish breeding isn't cheap. ) Then I found this article and blew my mind. (New catalyst uses light to convert nitrogen to ammonia) I have all these ingredients in my place. So it may not be the things in my place but the amount of surface areas in my place that is the problem when combined with the lack of ventilation.
So if you take this further into the steps, the presence of the ammonia may be the cause more than the ammonia itself as once you start biologically filtering it, it produces nitrates eventually and that level may have been the cause for my fry issues? Truth be told, I don't feel like testing it anymore. I have a better plan for the future and will just have to deal with the ammonia issue with air removal before it gets into the tanks at all.
As for the smell of PRIME, that's natural and more sulfur than ammonia and is normal for the product so not the source.
As for water in the drain lines, Not possible. I have every drain on a downward slope so no water stays in any pipe. ( Learned that trick a looooooong time ago. )
As for the Black Angel spawn, that can happen. But once you know that the pair is fertile, THEN you can let them do the parenting thing to see if they can do it. But keep this in mind: If you hatch out the eggs and get say, a 50% hatchout and the parents hatch the eggs and you get a much smaller hatch rate, you have to wonder just how "profitable" parent raising the fish really is.