Ammonia Neutralizers

Chanas4 · 08/09/2006, 06:54 PM

Anybody ever use these. I know water changes are the best, but what about when ammonia is spiking in between changes? Would this be okay to use until the water changes?

LittlePuff · 08/09/2006, 07:49 PM

Cycle your tank. You won't need anything to remove ammonia.

Mike 1911A1 · 08/09/2006, 07:52 PM

Once your tank is cycled, you shouldn't have ANY ammonia or nitrite. It may take several weeks to cycle. Patience is a MUST in this hobby. Good luck.

Mike

Chanas4 · 08/09/2006, 09:39 PM

Once your tank is cycled, you shouldn't have ANY ammonia or nitrite. It may take several weeks to cycle. Patience is a MUST in this hobby. Good luck.

I have had my tank for two months now. Everything has been at zero and maintained for 7 of those weeks. I added three fish and four corals 4 days ago. The ammonia isnt at danger level: .2, but Im concerned that if I let it go until Saturday when I will change the water, it might rise to dangerous levels. It seems things can happen overnight with salt water tanks.
Today I topped off and changed the filter. That seems to have dropped it a bit, and I have some water getting ready for a water change. If I have to, I will do a late night emergency change :-) (I work loong hours)
Something doesnt set right with me when I think about adding one of those ammonia neutralizers to my tank. I was just wondering if anyone had ever tried those.

bureau13 · 08/09/2006, 10:35 PM

They work I guess, although they can mess with certain test kit readings. I tried to use some in my QT setup before it had cycled properly, and to make a long story short, I still had to wait for the cycle to complete. I had a LOT fo amonia though. If you cycled and you're just not caught up with your bioload, Amquel or something similar should be OK, and it should help.

jds

08/09/2006, 06:54 PM	#1
Chanas4 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista,Ca Posts: 19	Ammonia Neutralizers Anybody ever use these. I know water changes are the best, but what about when ammonia is spiking in between changes? Would this be okay to use until the water changes?

08/09/2006, 07:49 PM	#2
LittlePuff Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Peoria,IL Posts: 685	Cycle your tank. You won't need anything to remove ammonia. __________________ 90gal FOWLR (planning) 55gal FOWLR

08/09/2006, 07:52 PM	#3
Mike 1911A1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 324	Once your tank is cycled, you shouldn't have ANY ammonia or nitrite. It may take several weeks to cycle. Patience is a MUST in this hobby. Good luck. Mike

08/09/2006, 09:39 PM	#4
Chanas4 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista,Ca Posts: 19	Once your tank is cycled, you shouldn't have ANY ammonia or nitrite. It may take several weeks to cycle. Patience is a MUST in this hobby. Good luck. I have had my tank for two months now. Everything has been at zero and maintained for 7 of those weeks. I added three fish and four corals 4 days ago. The ammonia isnt at danger level: .2, but Im concerned that if I let it go until Saturday when I will change the water, it might rise to dangerous levels. It seems things can happen overnight with salt water tanks. Today I topped off and changed the filter. That seems to have dropped it a bit, and I have some water getting ready for a water change. If I have to, I will do a late night emergency change :-) (I work loong hours) Something doesnt set right with me when I think about adding one of those ammonia neutralizers to my tank. I was just wondering if anyone had ever tried those.

08/09/2006, 10:35 PM	#5
bureau13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,936	They work I guess, although they can mess with certain test kit readings. I tried to use some in my QT setup before it had cycled properly, and to make a long story short, I still had to wait for the cycle to complete. I had a LOT fo amonia though. If you cycled and you're just not caught up with your bioload, Amquel or something similar should be OK, and it should help. jds