please help quick

[ernie53]

i'm new at this. the amonia level in my tank is going up. how can i stop it quick

 

[beth]

If you have premixed water then do a water change. Why is it going up? Is it a new tank? Do you have animals in the tank?

 

[turningtim]

How high? Has the tank been cycled? What's in the tank? What are the other parameters of the water? Need more onfo. But a water change is a good way to reduce ammn. Don't make the change to large or that can also be damageing

 

[sea_squirt]

New too....but I thought elevated ammonia levels were part of the tanks cycle :notsure:
??

 

[monalisa]

Ernie,
Are you starting up a new tank? If so, what has your procedure been? Give us all the water parameters...all of them meaning (minimally) ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, Ph, and if this is a new tank, hopefully you have no critters in yet. Specifics, we need specifics...
Lisa :happyfish

 

[airforceb2]

Also, what else is in the tank? Live rock and/or live sand? What type of filter? Skimmer?

 

[ernie53]

thinks for the input. my tank is cycled ive had it about 3 months. i took care of the problem with a water change. i think it shot up because my wife was over feeding