Ammonia To High ( Help)

[MAXJACK0]

HI ALL
MAJOR PROBLEM WITH AN AMMONIA SPIKE, TANK HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE FOR 6 MONTHS.THEN ON TUESDAY 4TH JULY I NOTICED I HAD CLOUDY WATER,DONE A WATER TEST EVERYTHING FINE APART FROM THE AMMONIA IT WAS SKY HIGH(8.).DID A WATER CHANGE STRAIGHT AWAY BUT WHEN I CAME DOWN IN THE MORNING I HAD 11 DEAD FISH MOSTLY BOTTOM DWELLERS COUPLE OF PLATYS ECT. WAS NOT A HAPPY CHAP,BEEN DOING WATER CHANGES EVERY DAY SINCE AS THE AMMONIA JUST SEEMS TO STAY THE SAME.ANYONE KNOW OF A SOLUTION PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP,READ SOMEWHERE THAT I COULD HAVE LOST ALL MY BACTERIA AND FILTER NEEDS TO CYCLE AGAIN. I GOT 220LTR TANK AND RUNNING FILSTAR XP 3 FILTER.DONT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN,I DID CLEAN THE FILTER ON THE SUNDAY BEFORE BUT AS I HAVE ALWAYS DONE,AND DID PUT IN 5 NEW SILK PLANTS ON THE MONDAY BUT DONT KNOW IF THESE COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP THANKS

 

[Majjie]

Typing in caps is the equivalent of shouting - although perhaps not surprising in the circumstances

You'll get some answers from more experienced people but I think all you can do for now is keep changing the water: unless you can get some squeezings from a mature filter

or can get hold of this:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=147058

there is also a resin called Nitra-Zorb which most lfs sell - for removing ammonia, nitrite and nitrate - but it could interfere with the re-growth of the bacteria.


Don't know why you had the problem in the first place tho'

 

[Bichirs man]

you have declore in there right?