How To Fix An Ammonia Spike In Your Aquarium! - Lowering Ammonia Levels In 3 EASY Steps!

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Ammonia is a toxic compound produced by our fish, shrimp and snail waste as well as the natural processes that already happen in our tank. Normally your nitrifying bacteria takes care of this but sometimes, something happens to your cycle and you need to take emergency action. In this quick video I explain my 3 easy steps for dealing with and solving ammonia spikes.

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[sarge]

FINALLY!! Some USEFUL information! I am having the same problem in my 29gal long community tank. Water a little milky after an algae bloom I got rid of with a UV light. Problem was cloudy water remained. It was an Ammonia spike! I had been using "Prime" to keep the Ammonia detoxified but never thought about the daily water changes and my BB ! I unplugged my UV as the "Stability" states to do in the directions and will be testing daily while using the Prime/Stability method to see if the Ammonia starts to neutralize. During the Bloom, I went to feeding every other day to prevent Ammonia build up. I think the constant W/C's were the reason for the spike. Tank was constantly recycling. Thanks for the info bud !!

[ML-kslj]

I like seachem stability. I am using API ammo lock. Seems in so far. Ill try prime if I end up in this moment a dead fish I couldn't find i thought my cat got him turns out he buried himself and got himself stuck in a very small spot that I missed. Hus name was Julian, he was a false juli I loved that guy so much personality

[ryangerald]

This guy definitely knows what he's talking about. I use the same Prime dechlorinator every time I do a water change, and even though its pricy it works amazing. I live in a place with very hard water and struggled for a over a year, trying to balance all the levels in my tank, with lots of losses, and headaches. Honestly the easy fix to about 90% of my issues, has been simply just putting a second filter on my tank. I have a 60 gallon fresh water tank with 2 top filters and my water levels are perfect, with crystal clear water. Fish aren't just surviving but thriving, and breeding like crazy. Im pretty amazed at how well having 2 filters works, versus adding all kinds of chemicals, and solutions to fix water issues.

[delilah]

ahh thank you, it’s been slowly rising and i don’t have the funds to get a bigger tank to help prevent ammonia overload. i’m gunna go out and get some more beneficial bacteria and do 2 water changes a week instead of one

this has been a huge stresser, me and my fish thank you!

[aiRxShop]

Just wanted to say thank you for actually saying some PPM numbers. That helped figure out the level of panic. 😅

[cgmartinez]

Thanks for this info, it's exactly what I need! I've had a new tank set up for over a month.

The past three days I've tested the ammonia has been 0ppm and i thought the cycle had completed so I order some shrimp that are coming tomorrow and today there was a spike :(

[samantharodriguez]

the info i needed !!! thankyou so much

[georgekohn]

Never panic just toke and smoke b4 ypu start the Day 🍀🦐🌿👍

[HollyBonAlibi]

Shrimp make everything harder. First time shrimp keeper, long time fish keeper. Im doing the prime. Go science.

[calebemory]

My discus tank spike to 8ppm 2 days after a bi weekly water change have 0 idea what happened just started seeing them all look REALLY BAD and I was able to save them with this exact same method.

[PureSwank]

water change first. then add prime and stability. you continue your daily treatment until it reaches zero.

[caseyferry]

If you took an editing class and upgraded your camera/lighting I think you could be one of the big YouTube streamers on this subject. Not hating just want you to succeed love the videos

[lasku]

What was the ammonia level in your tank during the spike? Also how long did it take for the cycle to happen since you noticed spike and acted on it? Thanks in advance for the answers.

[rdred]

I am having an ammonia spike b/c I installed an undergravel filter, and changed the substrate.
I saved some of the old gravel in a bag, but I still have .5 ppm.

[ghsh]

Very good video and to the point. Thanks a lot my friend but you did not mention Zeolite, any reason??

[florentz]

Great video❤. My only question is, once you put the product and do the water change, you have to re add the same portion of product? Then what’s the point for water change?

[MrsBJPalmer]

Where's Grogu? Oh, uh, good video.


LOL!!




But, seriously, where's Grogu?

[sarawoolard]

Could I add the prime and stability in the tank with fish?

[slickvim]

Hi, I'm presently cycling my new planted 35 gallons aquarium tank. It's been over 2 weeks since I've started my cycling process. I tested the water and nitrite is at 0 but my Ammonia is at 0.25

Should I do something about it like adding prime? Or should I simply wait till the cycle completes itself in order for the ammonia goes down to 0.

All I did so far is starting my aquarium with Natrafin Cycle, adding fish food any other day, adding Flourish Excel for the plants.

I didn't do any big water change cause I've been told water changes can slow down the cycling process.

I can't wait to add shrimps and snail

[freefunlovin]

Hi, great video. One question, I have no fish so no deaths and no feeding. I had gravel with a few yabbies for a month or two and had zero ammonia zero nitrites and nitrates that were almost at at the stage of a water change. I emptied the tank water into the bath all but about a third wouldn’t fit (120l) (6ft tank about 400l). I have set up a dirted tank with 1in dirt 2-3in sand, planted and with some rocks and a log from local creek. 3-4 days later I have massive ammonia levels zero nitrite and high but safe levels of nitrates. Any ideas on the ammonia source and the plants look like dying, would high ammonia hammer the plants as well? Thanks mate 👍