blairsmith
New Member
Hey all,
I have an established aquarium, I did a 25% water change yesterday and it spiked the ammonia to around .25. I have tested my tap water regularly and never detected ammonia before yesterday. After the spike I re-tested my tap water and there is absolutely ammonia in the water now. it was a dumb mistake, I should have tested again before the water change. I have used Prime to help with the ammonia, it is still detected but the fish are looking OK again. Any recommendations what I can do for the immediate issue and on how I can treat my water prior to a water change going forward? I am considering building a reservoir under my stand that can hold 50+ gallon of treated water ready for water changes.
I have an established aquarium, I did a 25% water change yesterday and it spiked the ammonia to around .25. I have tested my tap water regularly and never detected ammonia before yesterday. After the spike I re-tested my tap water and there is absolutely ammonia in the water now. it was a dumb mistake, I should have tested again before the water change. I have used Prime to help with the ammonia, it is still detected but the fish are looking OK again. Any recommendations what I can do for the immediate issue and on how I can treat my water prior to a water change going forward? I am considering building a reservoir under my stand that can hold 50+ gallon of treated water ready for water changes.