Ammonia Disaster please help

mattydean · 08/17/2012, 02:04 PM

cleaned tank today and squeezed sponge from filter now the amonia has spiked and fish are gasping and flayling

Help

Is there something I can do to save them

Just did 10% water change can I do more?

help

thegrun · 08/17/2012, 02:06 PM

50% water change and dose with amquel.

worm5406 · 08/17/2012, 03:07 PM

go to local petstore and get a fx5 filter pack that removes ammonia and drop it in sump or in front of power head. They come in three packs.. ZeroCarb... ammonia and activated carbon... RINSE IT OUT FIRST.

bnumair · 08/17/2012, 03:11 PM

50% water change and amquel

MrTuskfish · 08/17/2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bnumair

50% water change and amquel

Yes. And if this resulted from just squeezing a sponge, you have more problems. Squeezing the sponge isn't adding anything to the tank that wasn't already there and turning to ammonia. Most likely, the tank isn't completely cycled.

Sk8r · 08/17/2012, 03:45 PM

Get new salt water in another tank, barebottom, no rock, and put the fish into it. Your tank may be crashing. You will need to change the filter daily test for ammonia 2x daily, and do not use that sponge. The fastest way to stop a crash is to get fish out, get fish and inverts safe, don't let anything die in there, and let the tank alone handle its problem. Amquel or Prime is your friend. Post whenever you have a question. This is back into quarantine for everybody until this tank can digest a pinch of fishfood a day and not spike ammonia. For barebottom qt non-cycled protocols, read the stickies.

mattydean · 08/17/2012, 04:02 PM

yuo are all so helpful thank you x

thegrun · 08/17/2012, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattydean

yuo are all so helpful thank you x

Good luck, keep us posted.

worm5406 · 08/18/2012, 02:00 PM

SO... How and what did you do?

08/17/2012, 02:04 PM	#1
mattydean Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6	Ammonia Disaster please help cleaned tank today and squeezed sponge from filter now the amonia has spiked and fish are gasping and flayling Help Is there something I can do to save them Just did 10% water change can I do more? help

08/17/2012, 03:11 PM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	50% water change and amquel __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

08/17/2012, 03:45 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Get new salt water in another tank, barebottom, no rock, and put the fish into it. Your tank may be crashing. You will need to change the filter daily test for ammonia 2x daily, and do not use that sponge. The fastest way to stop a crash is to get fish out, get fish and inverts safe, don't let anything die in there, and let the tank alone handle its problem. Amquel or Prime is your friend. Post whenever you have a question. This is back into quarantine for everybody until this tank can digest a pinch of fishfood a day and not spike ammonia. For barebottom qt non-cycled protocols, read the stickies. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/17/2012, 02:06 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	50% water change and dose with amquel.

08/17/2012, 03:07 PM	#3
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	go to local petstore and get a fx5 filter pack that removes ammonia and drop it in sump or in front of power head. They come in three packs.. ZeroCarb... ammonia and activated carbon... RINSE IT OUT FIRST.

08/17/2012, 04:02 PM	#7
mattydean Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6	yuo are all so helpful thank you x

08/18/2012, 02:00 PM	#9
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	SO... How and what did you do?