High ammonia levels in tap

[robbyno22]

I recently moved, and noticed that my ammonia level is hovering around .25. I tested the tap, and it registered between .5-1. What can I do to remedy this? Fwiw I have 0 trites and 10 treated, do gravel vac and 25-50% WC every week. I'm at about 50% stocked right now, and tank is planted. I will be adding a second filter temporary to seed it for my qt tank, and eventually upgrading my filter and media...

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[robbyno22]

Trates, not treated

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[Fishperson]

It should be fine as long as you do smaller, more frequent water changes. Doing 25% twice weekly will be best. That way, when you change the water, it will stay around .25 for ammonia.

 

[Soul-Man22]

I had this problem also but my tank was going through a mini cycle so i needed to remove ammonia so I went out an bought half the amount of water in my tank in gallons of spring water from the grocery store. It's a pain to buy it, temp match it, and transport them around but I haven't had a problem with ammonia since I started doing this.

 

[Mr tap water]

Hi there
When doing your water changes you could try adding seachem prime to your water it claims to get rid of ammonia it could be worth a try