AMMONIA SPIKE

[Rodan]

My ammonia is 1.2 ppm I’m going to do everything I can to bring it down how quickly can my fish die I have 2 clownfish and possum wrasse

 

[FUNGI]

The clowns should be ok.....the wrasse I dont know....do large water changes......maybe add some chems to bring ammon down......

 

[Zaxh]

Do you have spare saltwater? Do a 50% water change right away. Add Seachem prime. How old is your tank?

 

[FUNGI]

or even AmmoLock....(my personal favorite)....

 

[Lavey29]

What caused the spike? Did you double check test results? Big water change.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

why do you have ammonia? Is the tank cycled, did a fish die? etc...

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Do you have spare saltwater? Do a 50% water change right away. Add Seachem prime. How old is your tank?

Seachem Prime does not appear to be useful for ammonia, despite Seachem’s age old but never justified or demonstrated claims about it.

 

[Rodan]

Do you have spare saltwater? Do a 50% water change right away. Add Seachem prime. How old is your tank?

1 year old I have been dosing seachem now and also added bacteria that will hopefully get rid of the ammonia my phosphate went to .2, also also did like a 40% water change

 

[Rodan]

The clowns should be ok.....the wrasse I dont know....do large water changes......maybe add some chems to bring ammon down......

I hope the wrasse lives I am trying my best

 

[Spare time]

If you have cycling bacteria, dose the whole bottle. Any nitrites?

 

[Rodan]

why do you have ammonia? Is the tank cycled, did a fish die? etc...

Looks like it was a bacteria bloom the the cloudiness went away after 2 days.

 

[Garf]

1 year old I have been dosing seachem now

Mr Holmes Farley has already explained that Prime is unlikely to lower ammonia. Have you got a pic of the tank? Have you a way of measuring pH? Is your water made with tap water or RODI?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

1 year old I have been dosing seachem now and also added bacteria that will hopefully get rid of the ammonia my phosphate went to .2, also also did like a 40% water change

The bacteria and water change may, Seachem Prime will not.

 

[FUNGI]

Thoughts on Ammolock pls, (as I use that for both fresh (pond) and my tanks)....never failed me yet......

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

1 year old I have been dosing seachem now and also added bacteria that will hopefully get rid of the ammonia my phosphate went to .2, also also did like a 40% water change

Why are you measuring ammonia at all in a year old tank??
I suspect testing error.
Phosphates of 0.2 will not do anything to harm fish.

 

[Lavey29]

Looks like it was a bacteria bloom the the cloudiness went away after 2 days.

A bloom may cause a temporary ammonia spike but your nitrifying bacteria should take care of it. If you have sufficient filtration also. Water change and add some more nitrifying bacteria and you should be fine unless you see fish gasping at the surface.

 

[Garf]

Thoughts on Ammolock pls, (as I use that for both fresh (pond) and my tanks)....never failed me yet......

Pretty sure ammolock does bind ammonia. I do question the need to use chemicals to do this, when nature will do it, given patience. Emergency set ups excepted.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thoughts on Ammolock pls, (as I use that for both fresh (pond) and my tanks)....never failed me yet......

Can you be sure what would have happened without it?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

A bloom may cause a temporary ammonia spike but your nitrifying bacteria should take care of it. If you have sufficient filtration also. Water change and add some more nitrifying bacteria and you should be fine unless you see fish gasping at the surface.

How does a bacterial bloom cause an ammonia spike?

 

[FUNGI]

Can you be sure what would have happened without it?

Pretty sure Randy, thats how I initially got introduced to the product....