anmonia and nitrite

Originally Posted by rolex

Then ouside selling those BB solution is it for ammonia or nitrite.Pardon me i tot one type of bb breakup ammonia and nitrite

U might Wana try fritz Zyme 7. Can be found at c328. Once bb is cycling in your tank, then ammonia might spike and decrease. Once ammonia decreases nitrite wil spike and decrease. Once ammonia and nitrite readings is at 0, means there is enough bb cycled in your tank. Please correct if I'm wrong.

All Fritz Zyme 7 has a shelf life of 6 months. The expiry date is marked on bottle. Nowadays all Fritz Zyme 7 in most LFS is expired. I search in 5 LFSes across island, but all of them already expired on Jan 7th or 13th 2012.
Remember expiry date is in usa format , ie mm/dd/yy
I have tested Fritz and got positive results with measuring API liquid test kits.

[issacyeo]

Originally Posted by rolex

Then ouside selling those BB solution is it for ammonia or nitrite.Pardon me i tot one type of bb breakup ammonia and nitrite

breaking up of ammonia and nitrite is 2 different chemcial process that involves 2 different types of bacteria.
most commercial bb are for the breaking down of ammonia. u can try Microbelift's 2 products that introduces both type of bb.

[rolex]

thanks all senior

really a vaulable lesson to me. nevertheless, i would buy the ammonia kit and nitrite kit to test. any bro can recommend 2 in one test kit. saw one test kit ammonia nearly cost $20.

[issacyeo]

Originally Posted by rolex

thanks all senior
really a vaulable lesson to me. nevertheless, i would buy the ammonia kit and nitrite kit to test. any bro can recommend 2 in one test kit. saw one test kit ammonia nearly cost $20.

better pay the $20 den spend more $$ to buy fish if they up lorry...

[forcefeedback]

Originally Posted by issacyeo

better pay the $20 den spend more $$ to buy fish if they up lorry...

Totally agree, penny wise pound foolish as the saying goes...

In my case ammonia is at 2ppm Nitrite is at 0 Nitrate ranges from 5ppm to 10ppm. Im doing 10% to 20% water change everyday and added biozym and ammolock. My tanks is only 2months old. I have a rtg arowana and a flagtail fish. What seems to be the problem? Thanks!!!

Originally Posted by speedracer

In my case ammonia is at 2ppm Nitrite is at 0 Nitrate ranges from 5ppm to 10ppm. Im doing 10% to 20% water change everyday and added biozym and ammolock. My tanks is only 2months old. I have a rtg arowana and a flagtail fish. What seems to be the problem? Thanks!!!

Bro, need attention in your tank condition. Did you cycle your tank before put fish? Do you overfeed? What is your filtration?
Looks like the BB colony is not enough.

Originally Posted by Framejumb0

Bro, need attention in your tank condition. Did you cycle your tank before put fish? Do you overfeed? What is your filtration?
Looks like the BB colony is not enough.

Thanks for the reply! Im using a trickle filter system 4 ft tank 3trays 4 layers. Im using ceramic rings, bacteria house, bio balls, and serra whool. I already added sera nitrivec and biozyme to boost my BB. I think i might be guilty in overfeeding but i already did some water changes. The amoonia would drop to 1ppm after water change then will shoot back up to 2ppm.

Originally Posted by speedracer

The ammonia would drop to 1ppm after water change then will shoot back up to 2ppm.

This is a clear sign of your BB colony is not matured or you don't have enough aeration to supply Oxygen demand by BB.
Just limit feeding some time and see. Ammonia should be zero for a optimal tank. is your trickle exposed to strong light?