Ammonia

schnebbles · 07/02/2017, 07:10 AM

I have a 40g that's 8 months old. I think I was way overfeeding my tank and ended up with a starry blenny dying. Hindsight, it was high ammonia (higher than high!). I was being very lazy with my tank, I was stupid.

Anyways, that was last weekend and I never found him. I moved some rock but not all. I have been changing out 5-6g a day and using Prime but I can't get the ammonia down.

What can I do? It's probably around 1ppm. My fish are doing ok but it's affecting the coral.

I think it has to be the dead blenny (3") but I never saw a shrimp or anything eating him and I just don't know where he could be.

0 nitrite

mcgyvr · 07/02/2017, 08:42 AM

You sure you aren't getting false readings on that test..

I find it very hard to believe that one would have 1+ readings of ammonia in an established 40g tank when changing out that much water and using prime..

What are your nitrates and phosphates?

How did you know there was even a problem to start ammonia testing just the missing fish?
How are the corals being effected?

schnebbles · 07/02/2017, 09:37 AM

They aren't opening up - my kenya tree, my zoas.

It was as green as it gets when I first tested it. I had not been doing water changes like a dummy and I probably overfed way more than I realized.

My blenny was on the ground one morning and then he died. My clowns had been going to the top and I noticed it but like a dumba** It didn't click that something was wrong.

That's why I think the blenny is dead and decaying and every time I do the wc, the ammonia goes back up. I was being way too lazy thinking everything was going fine and lucky me. DUMB!

phos - .25
nitrate 10 (Usually I use No3P04 but haven't since I've been doing the wc's this week.

my torch coral is all shriveled up too.

Troublekitty · 07/03/2017, 08:14 AM

What are you using to test?

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ReeferNoob4ever · 07/03/2017, 12:38 PM

Do you have biological filtration? Have you done some major cleaning to your equipment yet? Is it coming down at all?

07/02/2017, 07:10 AM	#1
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	Ammonia I have a 40g that's 8 months old. I think I was way overfeeding my tank and ended up with a starry blenny dying. Hindsight, it was high ammonia (higher than high!). I was being very lazy with my tank, I was stupid. Anyways, that was last weekend and I never found him. I moved some rock but not all. I have been changing out 5-6g a day and using Prime but I can't get the ammonia down. What can I do? It's probably around 1ppm. My fish are doing ok but it's affecting the coral. I think it has to be the dead blenny (3") but I never saw a shrimp or anything eating him and I just don't know where he could be. 0 nitrite

07/02/2017, 08:42 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	You sure you aren't getting false readings on that test.. I find it very hard to believe that one would have 1+ readings of ammonia in an established 40g tank when changing out that much water and using prime.. What are your nitrates and phosphates? How did you know there was even a problem to start ammonia testing just the missing fish? How are the corals being effected? __________________ Who me?

07/03/2017, 12:38 PM	#5
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	Do you have biological filtration? Have you done some major cleaning to your equipment yet? Is it coming down at all? __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

07/02/2017, 09:37 AM	#3
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	They aren't opening up - my kenya tree, my zoas. It was as green as it gets when I first tested it. I had not been doing water changes like a dummy and I probably overfed way more than I realized. My blenny was on the ground one morning and then he died. My clowns had been going to the top and I noticed it but like a dumba** It didn't click that something was wrong. That's why I think the blenny is dead and decaying and every time I do the wc, the ammonia goes back up. I was being way too lazy thinking everything was going fine and lucky me. DUMB! phos - .25 nitrate 10 (Usually I use No3P04 but haven't since I've been doing the wc's this week. my torch coral is all shriveled up too.

07/03/2017, 08:14 AM	#4
Troublekitty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Jacksonville Fl Posts: 108	What are you using to test? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk