High ammonia

[silane]

Originally Posted by marctan9

Hi,I have some queries.my tank has been cycling for about 3 weeks,so far I haven taken 3 readings..my ph is abt 7 however my ammonia has always been on the high side even untill my last reading today..my setup is as follow

2x1.5x1.5 tank
Using dolphin canister filter with less than 1 kg of biohome plus
Ada soil
A dw with some moss and some frogbits
Running with two fans temp maintaining btw 26 to 27 degrees

Thats is strange, a new tank with ADA soil is ph7?? It should be around 6. Check out your test kids, pH and ammonia.

[Aroboy II]

What test kit you are using?

Originally Posted by Aroboy II

What test kit you are using?

Using sera

Originally Posted by silane

Thats is strange, a new tank with ADA soil is ph7?? It should be around 6. Check out your test kids, pH and ammonia.

Did another test...ph is ard 6.5 and ammonia is still dark green,high side

[silane]

Originally Posted by marctan9

Did another test...ph is ard 6.5 and ammonia is still dark green,high side

Just do 2 large water changes, as much as possible. With 3 days in between. Make sure you add anticholorine into water before pouring into your tank, wait for 15min of ciricuation in your tank, add BT9.

[cheetf]

Originally Posted by BettaCloud

Bro cheetf, correct me if im wrong.

cycling = building BB to break down NH3-> NO2-> NO3. If NO2 is high then it is not cycled. NO3 depends on plant taking and removing the NO3 through water change.

"Once the nitrate-forming bacteria take hold, nitrite levels fall, nitrate levels rise, and the tank is fully cycled."

And

"In aquaria-speak, the ``nitrogen cycle'' (more precisely, the nitrification cycle) is the biological process that converts ammonia into other, relatively harmless nitrogen compounds. Fortunately, several species of bacteria do this conversion for us. Some species convert ammonia (NH3) to nitrite (N02-), while others convert nitrite to nitrate (NO3-). Thus, cycling the tank refers to the process of establishing bacterial colonies in the filter bed that convert ammonia -> nitrite -> nitrate."

qouted from http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html

You are absolutely correct. In practical terms however, good luck. Especially if you want to keep shrimps.

What you have achieved is enough to break down the ammonia that is presently in the tank. Add lifestock into it and there goes your balance.

Originally Posted by cheetf

You are absolutely correct. In practical terms however, good luck. Especially if you want to keep shrimps.

What you have achieved is enough to break down the ammonia that is presently in the tank. Add lifestock into it and there goes your balance.

True, have to keep track when livestocks are introduced.

Originally Posted by silane

Just do 2 large water changes, as much as possible. With 3 days in between. Make sure you add anticholorine into water before pouring into your tank, wait for 15min of ciricuation in your tank, add BT9.

Large is abt 50%?do I add bt9 after each water change?