joshuashih1
Seahorse Owner
i have a 10 gallon saltwater fish tank and it has a hang on the back filter, live rock, and a power head and a heater. Its amonia is level is 0.5 and i wanted to know how i could resalve this.
Amonia help needed
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Sakura2282
Reef lover!!!
How long has the tank been set up?
joshuashih1
Seahorse Owner
more then a year
Cathic
Fish Wrangler
I'd remove the HoB, do a water change, post some more parameters for us. Also, whats the stock what are you feeding and what are you using to test the water with?
joshuashih1
Seahorse Owner
why would i need to remove the hob I have done a water change within the last month and i have not fish in the tank but I have had a baby long horn cow fish in the tank for about 6 months and was feeding it only what it could eat in 2 min once a day and now there is no stalk in the tank unless there is still a anenome crab. But I do not know if its still alive
emmett0122
Reef enthusiast
what for test kit are you using
joshuashih1
Seahorse Owner
I am using the api saltwater test kit and its been working out fine it was just already opened when I got it and i am only able to test amonia nitrite and high range ph and my nitrite is 0 and my amonia is as I told you guys earler is 0.5
emmett0122
Reef enthusiast
the api test kit will sometime show a slight green tent sometime your might be getting a false reading if you can take a water sample to you lfs and have them test your water to confirm your reading
bwilhite
Reefing newb
usually something dies that causes ammonia spikes so really just water changes is the best way to remove it.
emmett0122
Reef enthusiast
but if the tank has a good bio filter you should never see ammonia i know api test will show slight green without having ammonia
emmett0122
Reef enthusiast
and having 0 nitrites and having ammonia is either 2 things either her lost his bio filter and the tank i cycling in witch case he should see nitrites start to climb or he is getting a false reading on his ammonia test
joshuashih1
Seahorse Owner
I do not have a lfs close to me that will test my water for me (I do have one close to me I can even walk to it, but they just do not test water for people) but i think that petco may and I have one close but I cant count on them
Sakura2282
Reef lover!!!
+1 @emmett0122 Sometimes API test kits for ammonia aren't very accurate. If you don't see your nitrites increasing it could be you are getting a false reading in your ammonia.
