Help ammionia at 0.25

[chris allsop]

Ive just done a water change and cleaned the filters and tested the water. everything else is fine appart from the ammonia, its 0.25 and ive never had a reading b4. im going to the shop tomorrow b4 work to see what they have. Ive read ammio block is supposed to be good.
is there any thing else i can do now as its a discus tank!!!??

I added some fish the other day so this might be the reason why its happend.
i also removed some plastic plants and replaced them with real ones, so all the bacteria on the plastic plants could be another reason?
any advice will be welcomed
thanks chris

 

[G_Sharky]

If your going to the LFS get your self a pouch of Nitra-Zorb....this pouch is a filter insert that would absorb ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate...It's a little pricy, but it works good...It's also rechargable and you could use it over and over again.....Get it quick cause your Discus won't be too happy by now...

 

[pica_nuttalli]

sounds like a mini-cycle to me. probably was the extra fish. do a lot of little water changes, like 5~10% every hour or two. hopefully you can get it down that way.

resist the urge to do a single massive change. it could prove too much of a shock to your fish.

 

[rdd1952]

I would agree with doing small water changes and stay away from the ammonia blocker chemicals except as a last resort. It's better to solve the problem naturally rather than adding chemicals to maks it. I don't like to put any chemicals in my tanks except for dechlorinator and some fertilizer for my plants.

 

[chris allsop]

i took out my air stones when i added co2, for the plants. should i put them back in? if i did would it help the fish?

 

[rdd1952]

i took out my air stones when i added co2, for the plants. should i put them back in? if i did would it help the fish?

It might help speed the mini cycle as you are adding ozygen. I don't know that will really make the water any better for them at the present.

 

[BettaMomma]

I also agree with doing small water changes versus bigger ones, and especially doing them rather than getting any chemicals or artificial way to bring the ammonia down.

I'm currently cycling a tank with 4 female bettas in it, and I check the levels every single day, and I'm finding that I am having to do about a 20% water change every other day or so.

Slowly but surely it will go back down!

 

[chris allsop]

Should i get the chemicals tomorrow or just do water changes?

I will not feed until the problem has passed, ive riged up two air stones on full power to get as much oxygen as possible.
i have a tank full of plants too so they should help me get rid.

what else should i do?

 

[littlefishie]

Multiple small water changes are the best way to go when getting rid of ammonia.. you don't need to add extra chemicals to your water.

 

[chris allsop]

Ive just got some poly filler, god thats exspensive, £8 odd a go! plus i got stress zime and ammo one. £17 job lot. hope it works.

i will keep you posted.