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How can I prevent or manage an ammonia spike in a new tank?
To prevent or manage an ammonia spike in a new tank, you can start by cycling the tank properly before adding fish. This involves establishing beneficial bacteria that break down ammonia. You can also add live plants to help absorb ammonia, perform regular water changes, and avoid overfeeding your fish. Testing the water regularly for ammonia levels can help you catch any spikes early and take corrective action.
What happens when the ammonia level is high in the fish tank?
When ammonia levels are high in a fish tank, it can lead to toxic conditions for the fish, causing stress, reduced immune function, and potentially fatal gill damage. Symptoms of ammonia poisoning include gasping at the surface, lethargy, and abnormal swimming behavior. High ammonia levels typically indicate an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle, often due to overfeeding, insufficient filtration, or inadequate tank maintenance. Regular water testing and immediate corrective actions, such as partial water changes, are crucial to mitigate the effects.
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
Since protein skimmers reduce ammonia building then beneficial bacteria would be reduced and thus would sudden removal of a protein skimmer result in ammonia spike?
As long as your tank is established and is full of live rock and sand, there should be no spike. You rely mostly on rock and sand for filtering. Skimmer adds aeration and removes gunk but that gunk would hopefully be broken down safely by your rock if it wasn't for the skimmer. Skimmers are great for aerating water and removing proteins, keep it in if you can.
How does a turtle tank look with salmonela?
-It looks like a regular tank, if your worried about the smell its most likely the ammonia. You tank will most likely contract ammonia if the tank is too small or doesn't have enough water. -Turtles naturally have salmonella with in them, so always be sure to wash your hands before and after touching your turtle and its equipment
Guppies in a fish tank do they produce acidic alkaline?
All fish produce Ammonia.
What two materials are likely to be found in the pressure tank container?
a.LPG and C.Anhydrous ammonia
What in a fish tank gets reduced when the water is changed or live plants are added?
Ammonia
What ammonia levels should you expect while cycling your tank?
They can vary tremendously. Keep up the cycling until the reading is zero Ammonia and zero Nitrite.
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.
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.
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.
