Ammonia And Uncycled Tanks

[tttnjfttt]

I have 3 bettas, all in uncycled tanks. Something that just dawned on me is would it be beneficial to use somethng like amquel in their tanks? They all have their own 2 gal tanks, but was thinking of doing this to keep the ammonia down throughout the week inbetween water changes.

 

[Durbkat]

Well with amquel you have to wait 24 hours after treating the water before you can add it to a tank with fish in it. Just use your regular dechlor when doing water changes and you should be fine.

 

[wuvmybetta]

ttt, yes Amquel is recommended for uncycled tanks. I personally use Prime and I love it.

Durbkat, whatchoo talkin' about? 24 hours? I've never heard such a thing.

 

[tttnjfttt]

awesome! thanks wuv. I bought some dechlor with amonia remover in it from when i was living where I couldn't find out about chloramine, so i'll keep using that.

 

[Durbkat]

ttt, yes Amquel is recommended for uncycled tanks. I personally use Prime and I love it.

Durbkat, whatchoo talkin' about? 24 hours? I've never heard such a thing.

Well i use amquel+ and on the bottle it says "wait 24 hours after treating water before adding to tank."

 

[wuvmybetta]

That's not practical, durbkat. Good gravy if I had to wait 24 hours I'd have dozens and dozens of 5 gallon buckets sitting around every day Try a new brand.

ttt~

 

[Durbkat]

Well I've used it every since I started keeping tropical fish and haven't lost a single fish so I'd rather not test my luck by changing brands.

 

[tttnjfttt]

Well I've used it every since I started keeping tropical fish and haven't lost a single fish so I'd rather not test my luck by changing brands.

Once you have a tank that is fully cycled, there is no need to use amquel or any other similar products. I am looking into them because i have uncycled betta tanks.

 

[Polardbear]

Durkbat - it says "Always allow a 24 hour period between single dose applications." That doesn't mean you have to wait 24 hours before you add it to the tank. It means don't give them multiple doses in a 24 hour period.

 

[Durbkat]

Opps ) I can't believe that I've used this for 3 years and never really read it. )