Marcus5150
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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My tank is a 45gal fresh water. I have a marineland penguin 200 with bio-wheel, and a Fluval 70 Aqua Clear.. My tank has been setup for over 2 & a half months now.. The fish i have are an angle fish, 2 platties, 1 dwarf male gourami, 5 Danios and a rainbow shark and three ghost shrimp..
The problem i am having is my ammonia is always climbing to 8ppm and i don't know why. i keep my gravel clean, i feed my fish in small doses so hardly no food goes to the bottom. No fish/shrimp have died. i don't have any clue why my ammonia is so high? i have been using ammo-lock to prevent harm to my fish. we have tried doing daily 25% water changes for 4 days and got it to 0 and waited a few days and it was up to 4 then 8 again.. even tried doing a near 100% water change then a regular 20% water change 2 days later still no effect..
we have also tried dosing the tank with these bacteria supps Cycle, Stability, Outbreak, and Safe Start. nothing has seemed to take effect!
Ph is 7.o
Nitrite is 0 but climbs up to .25 very often then falls to 0 again
Nitrate is 5-10
Can someone please help me!!
The problem i am having is my ammonia is always climbing to 8ppm and i don't know why. i keep my gravel clean, i feed my fish in small doses so hardly no food goes to the bottom. No fish/shrimp have died. i don't have any clue why my ammonia is so high? i have been using ammo-lock to prevent harm to my fish. we have tried doing daily 25% water changes for 4 days and got it to 0 and waited a few days and it was up to 4 then 8 again.. even tried doing a near 100% water change then a regular 20% water change 2 days later still no effect..
we have also tried dosing the tank with these bacteria supps Cycle, Stability, Outbreak, and Safe Start. nothing has seemed to take effect!
Ph is 7.o
Nitrite is 0 but climbs up to .25 very often then falls to 0 again
Nitrate is 5-10
Can someone please help me!!