Fishyfish33
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 2 live plants and 14 fish so far I do plan on adding more. I cycled the aquarium with fish in at that time I only had 4 fish. I have been changing water about 5-10 gallons weekly. I was showing 0 nitrites 0 ammonia and .5 nitrates. I then added the other fish over three separate occasions. I use api stress zyme+ with each water change.
After adding the last 4 fish a week later the water went extremely cloudy so I changed 20 gallons of water again adding stress zyme+. After a day the water was even more cloudy so I purchased and used the correct dosage of api accu clear which worked for a week before needing doses again.
Now the actual problem I have tested the water regularly and after adding the accu clear my ammonia test using the api master test kit turns blue within three minutes. It made me nervous so I changed 20 gallons again added quick start and stress zyme+ the water has so far stayed clear and the fish don’t act any different however the ammonia test continues to turn dark blue within a three to four minutes. Do I have an ammonia problem or is this some sort of weird reaction between the accu clear and the ammonia test kit.
Sorry for the long post but I’m hoping for some solid advice
After adding the last 4 fish a week later the water went extremely cloudy so I changed 20 gallons of water again adding stress zyme+. After a day the water was even more cloudy so I purchased and used the correct dosage of api accu clear which worked for a week before needing doses again.
Now the actual problem I have tested the water regularly and after adding the accu clear my ammonia test using the api master test kit turns blue within three minutes. It made me nervous so I changed 20 gallons again added quick start and stress zyme+ the water has so far stayed clear and the fish don’t act any different however the ammonia test continues to turn dark blue within a three to four minutes. Do I have an ammonia problem or is this some sort of weird reaction between the accu clear and the ammonia test kit.
Sorry for the long post but I’m hoping for some solid advice