ammonia too high

[wcroft987]

i noticed my ammonia was high so i used some amquel+ to remove ammonia, nitries and nitrates but it didnt seem to help so i did a 10 gallon water change yesterday and another 10 gallon change today and cleaned out my canister filter. idk what to do next. wait? any sugestions? i have a 55 gallon, protien skimmer, canister pump and 4 damsels

 

[geridoc]

Amquel + will not actually remove the ammonia - it converts it to a non-toxic form. Many ammonia test kits will still give a positive reading, but that is ok. The bacteria developing in your tank can still use the Amquel+-treated ammonia, so it will eventually go down. Be sure to follow the directions on the bottle.

 

[mcbdz]

How long has your tank been up? Has it cycled yet? What is your setup?(live rock, live snd, filters) What were the actual numbers?

 

[wcroft987]

live sand like 3 inchs, live rock idk how much and im pretty sure its cycled its been up about 4 weeks now but i have real ocean water and the rock and sand never dry out so the ammonia isnt up from that last week levels were around .25 -.5 and after my water change ~1

 

[lion_crazz]

It sounds like the tank is still cycling. I would take the damsels out of there because it is very harmful to have fish with a high ammonia level.

 

[cjason3041]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
It sounds like the tank is still cycling. I would take the damsels out of there because it is very harmful to have fish with a high ammonia level.
i agree

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by cjason3041
i agree
Sounds like you are still cycling or someting drastic died.

 

[wcroft987]

im thinking it could be some soft coral that was on my live rock, they look like they fell apart b/c i dont have any coral lights yet, and i took them out of the tank so we will see

 

[wcroft987]

could it be from useing windex on the outside glass

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by wcroft987
could it be from useing windex on the outside glass
If any got in the tank absolutely.