KeithF11138
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So been waiting for a shipment of plants for a 15 gallon Fluval Flex that should have arrived earlier this week. Tracking made it look like wouldnt arrive today. So did about a 30% water change this morning. A little detectable ammonia (0.25PPM), no nitrites and nitates somewhere between 5 and 10PPM. I had removed a sponge filter last night that used to seed the tanks internal filter. Assumed that is why I got ammonia reading.
Well the plants ended up arriving. So I took out about a 3rd of the water to aquascape, planted the plants and added new water back. Water was treated with API Stress Coat and API Quickstart for both water changes. I also dosed the tank with ThriceS for the plants.
Now about an hour later I tested the Ammonia levels and they have gone up to more like 0.50PPM. Did I test to soon after all the disturbing of the tank? Am I getting a false reading from the API Stress Coat or API Quickstart? Did the plants cause an ammonia spike? Did the disturbing of the substrate (Fluval Stratum) cause a spike?
Oh the tank has a Betta, 3 Guppies and 2 White Clouds in it.
Well the plants ended up arriving. So I took out about a 3rd of the water to aquascape, planted the plants and added new water back. Water was treated with API Stress Coat and API Quickstart for both water changes. I also dosed the tank with ThriceS for the plants.
Now about an hour later I tested the Ammonia levels and they have gone up to more like 0.50PPM. Did I test to soon after all the disturbing of the tank? Am I getting a false reading from the API Stress Coat or API Quickstart? Did the plants cause an ammonia spike? Did the disturbing of the substrate (Fluval Stratum) cause a spike?
Oh the tank has a Betta, 3 Guppies and 2 White Clouds in it.
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