It's been about 25 days since I traded in my three figure 8s FOR a single GSP (the f8s were fighting a lot).
The GSP is in a 100l tank with more than enough filtration but my tank is consistently at about 1 mg/l ammonia a recent test found that nitrates were at 5mg/l
I've been doing weekly 30% water changes and this week did 60%.
I may have been overfeeding a bit so I'm cutting back on that.
Why is this happening? Does god hate me?
GSP ammonia
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GSP ammonia
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Re: GSP ammonia
Have you tested your tap water for ammonia?
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Re: GSP ammonia
That's a great idea! I haven't had problems with it before but i'll give that a go tommorow.
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Re: GSP ammonia
My tap water contain ammonia as well and my understanding is that the water department does that intentionally to disinfect or something.. But that is detectable immediately after a water change and the biofilter should that care of that soon after. No offense but are u doing water changes right such that u are not killing your bio filter? What kind of filter are u using?
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Re: GSP ammonia
No offense taken whatsoever.
Turns out my water is fine. I was doing a freshwater test on a brackish tank.
No wonder the color came out a bit funny...
Thanks for your help guys
Turns out my water is fine. I was doing a freshwater test on a brackish tank.
No wonder the color came out a bit funny...
Thanks for your help guys
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Re: GSP ammonia
Low level BW tanks commonly are tested w/FW test kits until at and above SG 1.010 - 1.015. Are you using an ammonia neutralizer agent with the water change - you should be. If your biofilter is mature, it should oxidize the inactivated/neutralized ammonia within a day or so to nitrite, and that should be in turn oxidized to nitrate soon afterward. But you must use a neutralizer whenever you get positive readings for ammonia or nitrite. Otherwise you can damage the fish's gills permanently.
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Re: GSP ammonia
Nice 1 mate, thanks
I didn't explain properly. ~ I tested the water with a SW tester and it came out as clean (My water is within 1.010-1.012)
I didn't explain properly. ~ I tested the water with a SW tester and it came out as clean (My water is within 1.010-1.012)
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