Just started using GFO to help manage algae. I've used the GFO for 3days and am experiencing a spike in the amonia level. Have a 30gallon nano FOWLR with some Zoa's. All other parameters are good and all fish are doing well and accounted for. Is it possible the algae die off is causing the ammonia spike?
GFO vs Amonia spike
- Thread starter Gkrockman
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The accuracy of the ammonia test is in question
post a pic of the tank, that has critical proofing details regarding your ammonia levels
-looking for: presence of sand and rock/massive or lacking surface area can be discerned from pics
-any degree of continued bioload support, which shows daily ability to prevent ammonia compounding. Once established, a cycle never weakens or gets undone.
-where fish swim in the tank per pics proofs free ammonia control
- water clarity. Inability to control compounding ammonia results in dead fish and cloudy water, pretty fast.
-the biosystems gfo use affects in the reef tank aren’t tied to ammonia oxidation.
we even had a thread once where the poster was getting zero ammonia on a separate comparison reading, but was adding Prime to the main tank which causes false positive reads. When not seneye data, it’s always the tester if dead snails and fish are ruled out. I suspect pics will show a zero free ammonia system. Tank pics beat all testers except for seneye in identifying problems with suspected free ammonia.
post a pic of the tank, that has critical proofing details regarding your ammonia levels
-looking for: presence of sand and rock/massive or lacking surface area can be discerned from pics
-any degree of continued bioload support, which shows daily ability to prevent ammonia compounding. Once established, a cycle never weakens or gets undone.
-where fish swim in the tank per pics proofs free ammonia control
- water clarity. Inability to control compounding ammonia results in dead fish and cloudy water, pretty fast.
-the biosystems gfo use affects in the reef tank aren’t tied to ammonia oxidation.
we even had a thread once where the poster was getting zero ammonia on a separate comparison reading, but was adding Prime to the main tank which causes false positive reads. When not seneye data, it’s always the tester if dead snails and fish are ruled out. I suspect pics will show a zero free ammonia system. Tank pics beat all testers except for seneye in identifying problems with suspected free ammonia.
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