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photon · 01-01-2009, 05:01 PM

Treating the water with Prime or whatever won't remove the reading for ammonia from a test, it will just lock up the ammonia so it doesn't hurt the fish (for a short time, until the bacteria can eat it).

Possible that there's ammonia in the tap water, though 0.5ppm seems pretty high for tap water, what kind of testing kit do you have? Strips? Or the liquid?

Your ammonia levels will increase over the next month and then come down as the tank cycles, then as the ammonia levels come down you should see the nitrite levels go up, spike, then come down.

I think they usually recommend not as many water changes during the cycling process as it will just slow it down. That's why they recommend hardy fish during cycling, or to do a fishless tank cycle by using ammonia directly.

01-01-2009, 05:01 PM	#47
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Treating the water with Prime or whatever won't remove the reading for ammonia from a test, it will just lock up the ammonia so it doesn't hurt the fish (for a short time, until the bacteria can eat it). Possible that there's ammonia in the tap water, though 0.5ppm seems pretty high for tap water, what kind of testing kit do you have? Strips? Or the liquid? Your ammonia levels will increase over the next month and then come down as the tank cycles, then as the ammonia levels come down you should see the nitrite levels go up, spike, then come down. I think they usually recommend not as many water changes during the cycling process as it will just slow it down. That's why they recommend hardy fish during cycling, or to do a fishless tank cycle by using ammonia directly. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.