Urgent pH and Ammonia

How much were you trying to increase the pH, and any chance you added too much of the product at once?

 

Wait a second, I didn't see this but what are you using to test for Ammonia? I have a 1 year old API test kit and it says every time I have Ammonia. Even my RO/DI has .25ppm ammonia.


I would make sure your test kit is accurate.

 

I tested my rodi water and it read 0ppm ammonia so it's not the test. The tank Went from 7.8 to a little less then 8.2 with a 15% water change. Is that considered a lot?

My calcium is at 380ppm should I continue dosing or hold back till levels are where they should be?? Will calcium effect ammonia n ph?

 

Yes that is a big change on the pH. Ca should not affect ammonia and pH. I would think that when you added the water it shocked your tank with its high pH to get your tank up .4 points.

 

I feel like a moron.

Hopefully everything evens out.

My tank is so depressing at the moment.

 

We all do it at one time or another. Sometimes after many years in the hobby. Go slow and let it recover. BTW 7.8 pH is not bad if it stays steady.

 

With ammonia in the tank, a 7.8 would have been more beneficial. Ammonia increases in toxicity as the pH increases.

 

I believe he said he had the ammonia spike after he adjusted the pH. Am I wrong?

 

BEFORE:


AFTER: (both of these are seen in 1st pic)

 

I was just saying don't work to keep it there and let it drift down if the ammonia is still there.

But now that I'm not reading this on my phone, I can see he already knew about the pH/ammonia interaction. It won't hurt your fish that you went up that fast. It's not ideal, but they will get through it. Years ago, when I use to add a pH up product, my pH would go from 7.8 - 8.2 all the time.

I would use more Amquel before you scar up the gills of your fish.