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  1. Mapper
    So should we not put anything in the tank for a week and see if the readings change?
  2. Mapper
    Well it was giving us the high ammonia readings before we put in the new media and sponges as well.
  3. Mapper
    So we got the test kit and we measured the free ammonia, which was at zero, but total ammonia was as we had been reading it and off the charts. So are things okay? Should we hold off putting any Prime or Stability in the tank for a week or so to see if things change?
  4. Mapper
    But I mean the level can't be that bad if the fish are doing ok??
  5. Mapper
    Well like I said we're getting this test kit tomorrow that is supposed to read the ammonia without any interference of other substances. http://www.seachem.com/img/favicon.ico Seachem - MultiTest: Ammonia WWW.SEACHEM.COM Will this give us a more accurate reading?
  6. Mapper
    We've done 1/2 water changes every weekend for the past month and have gotten the high readings every time before and after.
  7. Mapper
    But I've read that the Prime and Ammo Lock can create false positives too. We ordered the SeaChem Ammonia Multi-test kit that is supposed to be able to measure the ammonia but not take into account the Prime.
  8. Mapper
    I've done a test on the water from our tap and it's 0 ammonia. And like I said, I tested the ammonia in our 20 gallon tank and it's at 0 as well.
  9. Mapper
    We used Ammo Lock up until a week or so ago when I did research and it said using SeaChem Prime and Stability were better, but no change using those. The pH has been low at 6 but I put in some baking soda to bring it up to about 7. Then read that if ammonia is high it's best to have the pH be lower so I've just left it where it's at.
  10. Mapper
    No it doesn't change it at all. It's still just as high at 8ppm.
  11. Mapper
    We did have one Dojo loach die about a week ago, but it had been acting funny for a few days prior and not eating. We took a comet out 2 days ago due to a fungal infection and have her healing in another tank on her own. The other fish seem fine though and are eating normally and not darting about the tank or going to the top for oxygen.
  12. Mapper
    We have a 55 gallon tank that we've had set up for about 6 months now. We have 6 fish in it and all was good up until about a month ago when every time we'd take ammonia readings they were off the chart. We used to get slight ammonia readings but a 1/2 water change on a weekly basis would fix it. We have new media and sponges and everything in the filter and do 1/2 water changes, but nothing makes the ammonia go down. We put Prime and Stability in to change the toxic ammonia to non-toxic, but there's never any change in the reading. It is the highest that the chart reads at 8ppm. If this were true, the fish would be dead in a matter of hours. I've thought maybe it was giving a false reading, but when I measure the ammonia in our 20 gallon tank it's at 0. What are we doing wrong and why did this all of a sudden start up after months of it being fine?
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