Ammonia Test Fell In Tank!

[Basics]

I dont think I'm going to do anything untill my cycle is done. I jsut got this response from the manufacturer.

Thanks for your time though guys.

"Thank you for your e-mail

There should be no need for you to take any action,as the regent has been considerably diluted in your aquarium water,as not to harm your beneficial bacteria."

Best Regards,

Jonathan Wright
Aquatic Customer Service/Technical Advisor

Rolf C. Hagen (UK) Ltd.
California Drive
Whitwood Industrial Estate
Castleford, West Yorkshire
WF10 5QH
http/www.hagen.com

 

[JoshuaA]

I jsut got this response from the manufacturer.

Good stuff, it usually is best to resort to phoning the companies in a scenario they have probably heard of a hundred times over.

 

[OldMan47]

Let us assume that you have a mess that amounts to 20 ppm of whatever the test chemical is made from. The first of WD's water change will get you down around 1 ppm and the second one will get you down around 0.05 ppm. Even if I clean my test tube with several water change rinses, I doubt that I can be assured of a test chemical concentration that low. That means to me that the double massive water change will get your tank to a safe enough level of the test chemicals. Every chemical contaminant in any tank must be dealt with, but the method needs to take into account the usual practices of a person who is careful about not contaminating their tank. I have no doubt that after several extreme water changes, a trace of the contaminant can still be detected with the right equipment, perhaps a mass chromatograph, but for practical purposes, I would go with WD's suggestion.

 

[JoshuaA]

Let that be a lesson to you, do your test on a bench near the fish tank not on it! Or even in it in your case!