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This one is simple, just change your water. If you use your tap water try using a different brand of water like publix bottled water. Or you can put plants in your tank to filter out ammonia. Also beneficial bacteria that you can find at pet stores also work really well. Or if you could get a bio-wheel filter which filters out ammonia, nitrates, nitites and more. a good bio-wheel filter is the Marineland emporer 400 for up to 90 gallons but i would only use it on a 70 ogallon or less size tank.
Water changes are the answer to almost any aquarium water issue. 10% a week, and problems will be minimal.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoAmmonia is constantly being produced in your aquarium by your fish. Ammonia only becomes a problem when it builds up. Your aquarium filter has a 'biological' component. You must allow the bio filter to become mature, allowing bacteria to build up in the bio filter. This bacteria will then break down the ammonia and eventually turn it into relatively harmless nitrate.
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∙ 14y agoYou could try cycling your tank (letting the filter run and let it sit for a few days to a week or so) or you can buy Stress Zyme by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals to add the right bacteria to your tank. It also helps if when you do your partial water changes, you remove no more than 50% of the water. If you do 100% water changes, you'll end up removing precious bacteria and it will make your fish sick or really stressed.
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∙ 12y agoThe first thing to do is a water change. The will bring them down right away, but not long term.
There is a long list of things you can do to lower them long term.
One thing is to avoid over feeding. This is a common cause of high nitrates.
Also, many people add a refugium to their tank. They keep macro-algae in the tank which decreases the nitrates.
In addition, you might consider something like biopellets. Bacterial use up the carbon in these and in so doing, they decrease the nitrates.
A few other things you can do are to make sure you a good clean up crew for you tank consisting of snails, hermit crabs etc.
Also, adding bacteria to break down the nitrates will help too. There are many commercial sources of these.
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∙ 15y agoDo larger water changes more often. Improve filtration. Reduce the amount of inhabitants. They can all help.
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How long is a new fish tank considered mature?
For a freshwater tank, its safe to add fish after the the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels are safe for fish. Ammonia and nitrite should be at 0 ppm and nitrate levels should be very low, under 50 ppm. You should also make sure that other parameters are safe for the species of fish that will be living in the tank.
Can goldfish die from cleaning the tank to much?
Leaving a dead goldfish in your tank will boost ammonia levels.. You dont want ammonia in your tank. It rapidly kills fish
What is the maximum ammonia level that's safe to put new fish in a tank?
Ammonia levels should be at zero. Ammonia is never safe to have in an aquarium especially new fish. Transporting a fish generally causes some stress for them and with the addition of a water problem in their new home it could prove fatal. If this is a brand new tank it would be wise to cycle it fully before adding a fish.
Guppies in a fish tank do they produce acidic alkaline?
All fish produce Ammonia.
How do you get rid of the amonnia in your fish tank that is turning your fish black?
There are three major reasons you can have high ammonia in your tank. First, you could have a dead fish in there. When a dead fish rots it makes ammonia. LOTS of ammonia. So, check your tank for dead fish. Second is overfeeding. The food the fish don't eat sinks to the bottom and rots, and rotting anything makes ammonia. Third is that you put too many fish in the tank too soon after you got it. There is a process going on in your tank called the nitrogen cycle. Not to put too fine a point on it, but fish pee has ammonia in it, like all pee does. There are bacteria in your tank that convert the ammonia to nitrites, then to nitrates, and finally to nitrogen which evaporates into the air. If you put in all the fish you want to have right after you get the tank set up, this cycle (which takes some time to get started) doesn't have a chance to get going and you get high ammonia levels. My advice would be to move the fish to a different aquarium--right now, a 5-gallon bucket with dechlorinated water in it and a power filter on it will work as long as you've got small fish--break down the tank, wash the gravel really well, set the tank back up, put "cycle aid" in it to get the nitrogen cycle started quickly, then put half the fish back in the tank in two days. After a few days put the rest of them back.
I have a new 75 gallon tank and cannot get the ammonia levels to lower under 4ppm you do frequent water changes and have cut back feedings any advice?
Your probably having trouble with ammonia because you either over stocked your tank or you added too many fish before your tank was cycled. Try using a stronger filtration system( so if you have only one filter on your tank buy another), I recommend not feeding your fish at all while ammonia levels are high (I know this sounds cruel but since fish are coldblooded they do not waste energy trying to keep their body temperature constant). Also if you don't already use a gravel substrate on the bottom of your tank buy some gravel (this will serve as a home for the nitrosomas bacteria that destroy ammonia). I also recommend that you start using a "bacteria in a bottle" chemical treatment to help jump start your aquarium bio-filter. There are also chemical products at petstores that destroy ammonia.
Can ammonia cleaning solutions kill fish?
Ammonia is harmful to fish. Its is a by product of the nitrogen cycle, which is what keeps the water stable in your tank(i wont delve into that) but yes ammonia can burn fish, especially those who lack scale's.
Are goldfish chemicals are really necessary or they an unneeded expense?
Fish produce ammonia and fish waste. Ammonia is toxic to all fish and will cause the fish to die if left untreated and frequent water changes are not performed. It does matter how big of a tank that your goldfish is in. For example the bigger the tank the longer it takes for toxic levels of ammonia to rise. If you plan to keep this fish longer than a week or two. It would be good to do a little research on it. I recommend a 5 gallon tank with a filter. Petsmart and Walmart sells 5 gal. Starter kits that make it pretty easy as well.
Will new fish die if you only wait about 4 hours to put them in the tank?
Yes, very likely. The ammonia levels will be through the roof. Depending on the size of the tank, you should wait a minimum of 4 days before putting fish in a new tank and even then, you should put one or two fish in then wait 2 days and put another 2 fish in.
Will a plecostamus live with no algae in fish tank?
No. What happens in a fish tank is that ammonia is produced from the fish's waste (it is excreted through the gills, and their poo and uneaten food rapidly breaks down into ammonia). Plecos, by the way, are very messy fish. There is no way to prevent this from happening, and ammonia is extremely toxic to fish, even in tiny amounts. So the ammonia needs to be removed. The bacteria that change the ammonia into non toxic substances live in the filter, so without a filtration system the ammonia in the tank will build up and build up, killing the fish very fast. In order to sufficiently dilute the ammonia without a filter, you would have to do huge water changes several times a day, and in the sort of tank (100 gallons) required to support a fish as big as a plecostomus, this would be logistically impossible.
What in a fish tank gets reduced when the water is changed or live plants are added?
Ammonia
What does meaning ammonia?
well, ammonia can be 2 things. the first one is a bad thing for your hair. second is the smelly aroma in your fish-tank that may kill your fish.
