Sudden Ammonia Spike

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

my ammonia had jumped since yesterday from 0 to 1.0

im doing a 75 % WC now

i thought my tank was cycled why the sudden jump in ammonia?

 

[Colin_T]

perhaps a power failure, uneaten food, a dead fish, or lack of aeration. Maybe even a blockage in the filter.

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

perhaps a power failure, uneaten food, a dead fish, or lack of aeration. Maybe even a blockage in the filter.

not got any dead fish and ive been using a gravel vac

might be the filter ill have to have a look

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

it must be a mini cycle after doing 3 Wc's from 4oclock onwards yesterday today im seeing a nitrite spike?

 

[electric yellow]

How longs your tank been running for? Did you clean your filter recently and do a huge water change recently aswell?

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

How longs your tank been running for? Did you clean your filter recently and do a huge water change recently aswell?

about a month

fish in cycle

yeah but i only cleaned the white floss stuff

i might of slightly over fed