PH IS 7.4

[brelson]

Hi Everyone! I checked my five-gallon tank yesterday. and PH 7.8, salinity 1.023, TEP 23–24, amonia 1.0 ppm, nitrite 0 / nitrate 0. I therefore added a cup of Seachem Prime and a cup of Seachem Stability. I added 1 cup full prime this morning as well. When I returned from work, I checked the water parameters and saw that the pH was low at 7.4 and the ammonia level was still 1.0 ppm. I then added 1 cup of full stability and prime. Will using this strategy help to lower the ammonia levels? Will you kindly assist?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You added a whole cup (>200 mL) of prime to 5 gallons?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Directions are:

"Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 US gallons) of new water. "

Do you mean a cap?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd stop any use of Prime since it seems to not bind ammonia the way Seachem claims.

pH 7.4 in any normal tank water is likely test error.

 

[brelson]

You added a whole cup (>200 mL) of prime to 5 gallons?

Not 200ml just the cap full

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Not 200ml just the cap full

OK, cap vs cup.

Still is a massive overdose. 10x the manufacturer recommendation.


Seachem Prime is not useful for ammonia, so I'd avoid any use of it in relation to ammonia.

Prime Does Not Remove Ammonia

Last August we discussed data that cast doubt on the ability of Prime to remove ammonia from artificial seawater. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/does-prime-actually-detoxify-free-ammonia-nh3.849985/ Since then, I continued the search for evidence that Prime removed ammonia from artificial...

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What is in the aquarium? Is it new?


have you measured alkalinity?

 

[brelson]

OK, cap vs cup.

Still is a massive overdose. 10x the manufacturer recommendation.


Seachem Prime is not useful for ammonia, so I'd avoid any use of it in relation to ammonia.

Prime Does Not Remove Ammonia

Last August we discussed data that cast doubt on the ability of Prime to remove ammonia from artificial seawater. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/does-prime-actually-detoxify-free-ammonia-nh3.849985/ Since then, I continued the search for evidence that Prime removed ammonia from artificial...

www.reef2reef.com

What is in the aquarium? Is it new?


have you measured alkalinity?

It’s a macro aqua M5s 5 gallon tank
I don’t check alkalinity. Actually I don’t have alk checker

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[brelson]

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[reeflection]

How long has it been up and running?

 

[FUNGI]

How long has it been up and running?

Looks brand new...skimmer is super clean (and not broken in)

 

[reeflection]

Looks brand new...skimmer is super clean (and not broken in)

That's exactly what I'm thinking

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd get an alkalinity test kit before worrying about the pH.