Recent content by JasInRoswell

Things have been going well with my tank. I had saved two black Molly fry who are now in "gen pop", and tonight, noticed a new fry in the tank (not sure what it is yet). However, one of my gold lyretail mollies has been turning colors over the past couple of months. I have two, and the other...

Last night, I did 2 consecutive 50% PWC's on the tank. The ammonia was about .5 before the PWC. After, it's barely registering in the liquid - I have to concentrate real hard to make out a hint of green, and the seachem in tank sensor shows safe. The test strip also shows yellow. So...

I haven't done multiple PWC in a day. However, the idea of back to back 50% PWC's intrigues me. The seachem sensor is showing just a shade over safe now. The AP kit is showing about .5. I think it's close, so maybe this will be the ticket. Since I am getting some nitrAte reading, is it safe to...

Ok. I took some time away to try Cycle and see if that would help with the ammonia. The readings have pretty much stayed the same through the last 10 days. Ammonia at about 1, nitrAtes at about 5, no nitrItes. Today, I decided to do a 75% PWC. When I got my new water ready with Prime, I...

thanks for the encouragement. This ammonia level is really ticking me off. Another PWC today (about 20%) ammonia level is steady at around .5 - 1.0. When doing a PWC, I'm using the gravel vacuum. Is this getting rid of helpful bacteria in the gravel? Should i just syphon water and not worry...

30% change tonight (with Prime). Liquid (new kit) is kind of matching strips now - strips showing .5, liquid showing 1.0. NitrAtes steady at about 10 (maybe a little less). Still no sign of nitrItes. pH still showing a bit high - 7.4. Stay the course, or try to help the bilogical filter...

Still at a loss for the .5 ammonia readings. I began to suspect my tap water, but that was a dead end. My LFS had a 20 gallon kit on sale for half price as it was missing the heater. I decided to get this for the kids room, and set it up today. Just for fun, did an ammonia test, and it was...

Stupid question? Could Prime throw off the liquid pH and ammonia?

Did the PWC the other night, same results on liquid. 3 kits show normal pH (around 6.9 - 7.1), AP kit shows way high. Ammonia seems to be between .5 and 1 on 2 kits, (very high 4-5 on liquid), but now, I'm getting a nitrAte reading of 10 (strips match liquid) and a nitrIte reading of 0 (strips...

Well, looks like I have ammonia down below .5. Also looks like I'm getting a faint reading on nitrates. Bought an AP master test kit, but those results are off the chart. I don't know how I can screw it up, but it shows my ammonia so dark green, it can't be reconciled. The pH also shows off...

Could very well be - I have been feeding them twice a day on a 5 minute schedule, then putting in half a bottom feeder tablet, and a few 3-5 shrimp pellets (when I had the African Dwarfs). I'll cut down to once a day and maybe a quarter of the bottomfeeder pellet if the cory looks like he might...

Thanks for the advice. I've done the 50% water change - just finished that up (added Prime to new water before putting in) and installed the Fluval U3. That filter will take some getting used to - it seems to take up so much of the tank, but then again, it's silent - so much so, that at...

Hi all. Wanted to introduce myself. I found this site by doing some searches on ammonia readings. It seems like a helpful resource so I joined up today. A little about me, 37, live in Georgia, work in IT. I'm new to fishkeeping, but finding it to be a fascinating experience. I think I've...

About 2 months ago, I decided to get an aquarium kit - figured it would be a fun and rewarding hobby. Turns out, it is! Along the way, I think I may have committed a (probably) common mistake by stocking too quickly. I'm already thinking of other set ups I'd like to try when I get some more...