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A build up of ammonia is very dangerous to your fish so do a water change, taking out about 1/3rd water change. The best thing to use is one of those suction tubes. First wash & rinse your hands well, then reach down into your tank and stir up the gravel very well. Then put the end of your cleaner suction tube right down into the water just above the gravel so that you are not sucking up gravel. Take out about 1/3rd of your water from that level, moving your suction tube all around in the lower level of your tank. Fill with water that you have had setting out for over an hour, make sure it is the same temperature as the water in the tank. Make sure to change filters & cartridges on your pumps and add an undergravel filter if you don't currently have one. No other treatments are needed.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn new tank high levels of ammonia are common and by time passing the water parameter get steady.If we have high levels of ammonia In established aquarium we need to perform water change as fast as we can, we can use ammonia adsorb also. The best way to treat ammonia is by preventing it from the beginning. check your aquarium water with ammonia test kit on a regular basis. Few tips: 1- Don't overfeed, uneaten food can rot and ascend ammonia. 2- Make sure that you have right filter for your tank, appropriate filter for your aquarium will help to keep your tank from problems. 3- Avoid overpopulating your aquarium to prevent difficulty with maintaining water quality. 4- Always use anti chlorine and chloramines in your aquarium, don't forget that chloramine decomposes to chlorine and ammonia.
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∙ 15y agoit comes from the fish excretian, that fish poo basically
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∙ 12y agoIf you haven't cleaned your fish tank recently, do so. That should work. If not then change the water or get a water filter.
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