Interpet Ammonia Remover And Interpet 8 Anti Fungus And Finrot?

[Chris&Phia]

Is it possible to put Interpet Ammonia Remover in the tank when there is Interpet 8 Anti Fungus and Finrot in the tank already? Will it harm the fish in any way?

Thanks, Phia.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Chris&Phia

I would not recommend using an ammonia removing product. The presence of ammonia indicates that your tank is not cycled adequately. If you use this product it will interfere with the cultivation of beneficial bacteria. Generous water changes will reduce the level of ammonia and nitrates and let your cycle progress in a more normal manner.

I'll move your thread over to the New to the Hobby section where the members can help you get through a "fish in" cycle.

 

[waterdrop]

Hi folks,

The members will want to know what size tank, what fish are in it, what type of test kit (exactly) you've got, what media types are in your filter and what, if any chemicals are going in to the tank.

It helps greatly to already understand the Nitrogen Cycle and what "cycling" is all about. Are you already familiar with that or can read the pinned articles about it at the top of the "New to the Hobby" forum?

The goal of "Fish-In" cycling is to figure out a pattern of water changes (both the frequency and percentage of water changed) that will keep to two fish poisons, ammonia and nitrite(NO2), at a level of 0.25ppm or below in your tank. To know what the levels are you will need advice from the members about a good liquid-reagent based test kit and will need it soon. Fish-In cycling takes about a month (the beneficial bacteria have to build up "biofilms" on the media in the filter before they can process the poisons) to complete on average, but it varies a lot so you might get lucky! You know when its finished by seeing that the filter can keep ammonia and nitrite(NO2) at zero ppm (parts per million) for two full days without you doing any water changes.

Let the members know your first questions!

~~waterdrop~~