Ammonia Reads 0.12ppm

[celaeno]

i usually get 0 for ammonia, but i just tested for ammonia in my 10 gallon tank today and it reads 0.12ppm. i can think of 2 possible causes:

1. decaying food stuck to filter
2. new polyresin ornament

which one(s) do you think is the cause?

 

[fishyfeet]

dont think it the ornament

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

How long has the tank been set up and what is its stocking as well as how did you go about cycling it in the first place? How do you go about cleaning the tank and how often (in detail please)?

 

[celaeno]

How long has the tank been set up and what is its stocking as well as how did you go about cycling it in the first place? How do you go about cleaning the tank and how often (in detail please)?

here we go...

tank's been set up for over a year. for stocking, look at my sig. it's cycled. i just rinse the filter cartridge in old tank water and change 25% of the water twice a week. it's a bare bottom tank.

so as i said, the problem doesn't lie there. it's either the decaying food stuck on the intake tube or the new ornament.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Are you sure you didn't over-clean the filter or didn't use enough dechlorinator in the water change?

 

[fishyfeet]

take the ornament out for a few weeks and see if it drops

 

[fishyfeet]

take the ornament out for a few weeks and see if it drops

take the ornament out for a few weeks and see if it drops

 

[Underwurlde]

Have you changed any of your filters?

What are the stats of your tap water BEFORE adding to tank?

Andy

 

[OohFeeshy]

Could well be a faulty test reading... If the fish aren't affected, I wouldn't worry. And 0.12 is an odd reading.

 

[celaeno]

Could well be a faulty test reading... If the fish aren't affected, I wouldn't worry. And 0.12 is an odd reading.

well, i use the api test kit and the reading was between 0 and 0.25ppm, so i call it 0.12 ppm.