water change

sonofbreeder · 08-01-2005, 11:55 PM

well my dads been breeding for about 30 years he got out of it a couple years ago but i got him back into it but since we got back into it we've had trouble keep fish alive did the water change in lake Michigan in the last 5 years? our water sure has changed because out of the sink it's got a high ammonia reading of about 4.0 does anyone know if anything has changed?

sonofbreeder · 08-02-2005, 12:01 AM

oh and i forgot to mention we have been using ammo lock because of this

SumthinFishy · 08-02-2005, 02:31 AM

The best way to find out if your water quality has changed is to contact your local water treatment plant and ask them the question you asked here. I would definitely question them about the ammonia that you are finding present in your water.

**Fishfirst** · 08-02-2005, 08:56 AM

did you add declorinator/ammolock before you tested the water? Some places use chloromine instead of chlorine. Chloromine produces ammonia when broken down by some dechorinaters. Plus ammolock isn't really that great of a product, it screws up your water testing, and you won't know what you really have for an ammonia reading. Someone here said that Aquasafe safely breaks down chloromine without the ammonia residue, but Im not sure how much of that is true.

sonofbreeder · 08-02-2005, 09:36 AM

i didn't added anything to the water when i tested it

**Fishfirst** · 08-02-2005, 10:26 AM

hmmm... wow... I'd start drinking bottled water

Stix87 · 08-02-2005, 10:41 AM

IF YOUR AMONIA IS THAT HIGH THEN JUST LET THE TANK CYLE LONGER THAT SHPULD BRING YOUR AMMONIA LEVELS DOWN TO .0 mAKE SURE YOUR BIOLOGICAL FILTER IS WORK GOOD

08-01-2005, 11:55 PM	#1
sonofbreeder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Age: 18 Posts: 217	water change well my dads been breeding for about 30 years he got out of it a couple years ago but i got him back into it but since we got back into it we've had trouble keep fish alive did the water change in lake Michigan in the last 5 years? our water sure has changed because out of the sink it's got a high ammonia reading of about 4.0 does anyone know if anything has changed?

08-02-2005, 08:56 AM	#4
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,541	did you add declorinator/ammolock before you tested the water? Some places use chloromine instead of chlorine. Chloromine produces ammonia when broken down by some dechorinaters. Plus ammolock isn't really that great of a product, it screws up your water testing, and you won't know what you really have for an ammonia reading. Someone here said that Aquasafe safely breaks down chloromine without the ammonia residue, but Im not sure how much of that is true. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

08-02-2005, 10:26 AM	#6
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,541	hmmm... wow... I'd start drinking bottled water __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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08-02-2005, 12:01 AM	#2
sonofbreeder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Age: 18 Posts: 217	oh and i forgot to mention we have been using ammo lock because of this

08-02-2005, 02:31 AM	#3
SumthinFishy Fish Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Port Clinton, Ohio, USA Age: 50 Posts: 9	The best way to find out if your water quality has changed is to contact your local water treatment plant and ask them the question you asked here. I would definitely question them about the ammonia that you are finding present in your water.

08-02-2005, 09:36 AM	#5
sonofbreeder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Age: 18 Posts: 217	i didn't added anything to the water when i tested it

08-02-2005, 10:41 AM	#7
Stix87 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa Fl Age: 21 Posts: 110	IF YOUR AMONIA IS THAT HIGH THEN JUST LET THE TANK CYLE LONGER THAT SHPULD BRING YOUR AMMONIA LEVELS DOWN TO .0 mAKE SURE YOUR BIOLOGICAL FILTER IS WORK GOOD

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