Search results

So… is it possible it is my tap water? As an experiment last night I took some tap water and put it in a glass to sit overnight and see what happens. When I test my tap water straight from the faucet I get a very low reading or no reading of ammonia at all. When I tested the water I sat out...

He used it as a saltwater tank before I bought it. It hadn’t been in use for a couple days at least before I picked it up. I’m not sure when the silicone was put in or how long that takes to cure though.

Ok. I will give it a few days I guess. If it normally goes away, I guess I would have expected it to go away with the last stuff I had, and that didn’t happen…. Does ammonia just keep rising if nothing is done to counteract it?

This time I added API Quick Start to the tank. Just that and stress coat. I had only the gravel, heater and filter in before. I had taken all the decorations out and it was still rising rapidly. The only other weird thing about the aquarium is the black sealant. I don’t know anything about...

I cleaned all the gravel out of the aquarium yesterday and put new gravel in and added the fish back in. I tested the water just now, 24 hours later, and I already have an ammonia reading of what looks to be more than one and less than 2. ☹️ I thought for sure it was the gravel…but I can’t...

So. It seems it was the gravel. I tested the water just now had the gravel in it and it already had 2ppm of ammonia. I can’t believe it. What a disappointment and waste of my money. How do I get the gravel out when I have fish in there? Does anyone have good suggestions? And how to put...

I have tested my tap water for ammonia. The first time I tested it it read zero. I tested it again this evening and it was either zero or .25…hard to tell. The tank was cleaned before I got it and set it up. although I did also take a sponge and scrub it out with water before I filled it with...

Hello - so me again. I finally got the biofilm out of the tank and I believe it was from one of the chemicals I used interacting with other chemicals. I’m back though because I am STILL having issues with high ammonia. I still only have 4 neon tetras in the tank (55 gallon). The ammonia is...

Ok. Thanks. The biofilm is just getting worse so I wondered if this would be my only option. The water parameters are now in line so why the film is getting worse is beyond me. This has been a discouraging experience.

I tried to upload pictures… can you see them? The film is white, so definitely not algae. And it appeared overnight…I went to bed at 11, came down at 9 and it was everywhere! Not a small amount. I’m still shocked at how quickly it seemed to deteriorate. I’ve done 5 50% water changes so far...

I completed the water changes. Aquarium is still hazy and hard to see in, but not as bad as it was this morning. Still have biofilm in the aquarium as I just couldn’t get it all out. Am going to test in am hour or so and see where things are at.

Not that I know of. Am considering moving the rest of the tetras over to a 10 gallon I have with a Betta in it. Not ideal but I am concerned they are not going to be ok. This biofilm is everywhere and short of draining the tank and cleaning everything I’m Not sure how to get it out of the...

Thanks. Just finished the first water change. Am going to wait a bit and do the next. Really tried to start the aquarium right so discouraged this happened in one night. ��

We have gravel. I do have ammonia lock…should I use that? I still don’t know what the film is that is all over the place. I’m in the process of doing a water change now. Will try and get it down as much as I can.

PH is at 7. I just checked my tap water and it read zero for ammonia. I didn’t check the tank for ammonia before adding the fish as we have other small tanks in our house and never had this issue so I didn’t think I needed to. I don’t have any idea how it could have spiked like that or what...

Hello - I bought a 55 gallon tank a couple weeks ago. Set it up. Have a good test kit and made sure everything was in parameters. Let it run for a good two weeks with the just the water and filter. We bought 5 neon Terra’s yesterday to add to the tank to give it a start without overpopulating...