KenW
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Okay, I got a API freshwater test kit. For months I have been having trouble with my ammonia levels, I cannot get it to go down. So, my LFS told me what to do, which was do a 80% pwc (I have been doing 50% twice a week to lower it), add some of this stuff they suggested called "TLC", alkaline buffer, and here are my numbers 4 hours after the pwc:
ammonia - 2.0
pH - 7.6
nitrAte - 0
high pH - 7.4
nitrIte - 0
what do i have to do to get the ammonia to ZERO!?!?!?! or at least below 1.0? The LFS thought that the driftwood was lowering the pH level causing a chain reaction with the nitrites/nirtrates, killing them so they couldn't produce the beneficial bacteria needed to remove the ammonia- I forget thier exact wording, I just want to be able to get some fish! Anyway, why won't the ammonia go down? I feed the 2 fish, 1 beta, a pleco and a tiny frog sharing a 40 gallon tank every other day, and on off days they maybe get a snack, but they aren't fed very much. I use Ammo-rocks, a carbon filter, and a sponge with a bio-wheel filter. the tank has been set up for almost 5 months now. Thanks!
ammonia - 2.0
pH - 7.6
nitrAte - 0
high pH - 7.4
nitrIte - 0
what do i have to do to get the ammonia to ZERO!?!?!?! or at least below 1.0? The LFS thought that the driftwood was lowering the pH level causing a chain reaction with the nitrites/nirtrates, killing them so they couldn't produce the beneficial bacteria needed to remove the ammonia- I forget thier exact wording, I just want to be able to get some fish! Anyway, why won't the ammonia go down? I feed the 2 fish, 1 beta, a pleco and a tiny frog sharing a 40 gallon tank every other day, and on off days they maybe get a snack, but they aren't fed very much. I use Ammo-rocks, a carbon filter, and a sponge with a bio-wheel filter. the tank has been set up for almost 5 months now. Thanks!