Q-tank + Ammonia

[save a fish, eat chicken]

Wow, I had no idea how fast ammonia would build up in my Q-tank. After one week it was at .25
Is this enough to kill a fish? One of them isn't acting so good.........

 

[save a fish, eat chicken]

It's a small tank, bare bottom, with a whisper power filter.
I did a 50% change with water from my main tank.
I'll probably do a 25% today.

 

[save a fish, eat chicken]

To clear things up, the tank has been running for over a month. I was doing weekly water changes of about 10%, but had not checked the levels for a week. The filter pad was pretty clogged with food, that is probably what caused the ammonia to go up. I guess there is a limited supply of bacteria to break down ammonia since the only place for it to live is on that pad.

 

[brooklyn johnny]

You should try using a sponge filter in your Q tank. Whisper power filters have a drawback in that they have just one cartridge and when that is changed your biological filter is gone. The sponge filter only needs a simple squeezing out from time to time and provides sufficient biological filt. for a small Q tank. When not in use I keep it in the sump of the main tank. They are very cheap too.

 

[save a fish, eat chicken]

The clown is looking much better!!
I added an internal fluval filter that I stored away.
I'll keep it running in my refugium when my q-tank is empty.
Thanks!