Ammonia spike

minkweir · Post by **minkweir** » 04 Dec 2011, 19:13

I noticed my corys were looking pale and inactive today..didnt wanna feed either..so I did a water test and found that the ammonia level was high.Dont know why either did a water change and filter rinse a few days ago as normal and then a water test ..all was good.
What do I do now before they start dieing?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 04 Dec 2011, 20:03

Big water changes to reduce the level of ammonia. What is the actual level?

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RickE · Post by **RickE** » 04 Dec 2011, 20:27

And how did you rinse the filter?

minkweir · Post by **minkweir** » 04 Dec 2011, 20:38

According to the king british test strip 6.0 NH3/NH+4 mg/l..dark green = danger..I rinse the filter sponge etc in the water I've removed during a tank change.But from now on Im gonna alternate the filters not do both @ once.They are sera internal filters so the tank has a low flow of water but atleast water does get circulated..the tank is heavily planted and also has an airator.

minkweir · Post by **minkweir** » 04 Dec 2011, 20:39

In the meantime I've done another water change to dilute the problem atleast.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 04 Dec 2011, 20:45

You need to pretty much continue making 50% water changes until the ammonia is below 0.5 ppm - preferrably 0.25 ppm. Make sure you don't drop the temperature too much with the water changes.

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Mats

minkweir · Post by **minkweir** » 04 Dec 2011, 23:10

Ok thnxu

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