ammonia a little high

[ehh]

I was going to give charles a tank mate but I tested the water first and the ammonia was a little high. I was thinking thirty percent water changes every other day till the ammonia went down. What do you think?

[clopez1]

What size tank is it?

[ehh]

Ten gallons

[clopez1]

30% should be plenty

[LebronTheBetta]

Maybe the tap water has ammonia. It's either that it something in the tank is causing it. Or even test strips. Do a 50%-75% water change, and maybe it's out. Sorry with all the ammonia... :(

[clopez1]

How much do you feed Charles and how many times a day? Could be uneaten food causing the ammonia as well.

[ehh]

I did a forty percent last night. My nitrites are low. Ph is a little high. Where I live the water is well water. I live in a rural area so the water isn't super treated like city water. I'll do the thirty percent water changes for a week and see if it improves. If not I'll treat the new water with ammonia remover and see if that works. That'll also tell me if our tap water has ammonia I guess

[LizzyP]

What kind of testing kit are you using? Sometimes with the API test I have a hard time distinguishing between yellow and yellow green. I you are using strips I suggest getting an API Freshwater Master kit, it's more expensive but you won't be buying strips all the time and you'll get more accurate readings :)

[ehh]

were i work we have a master testing kit that we use to test customers water, which is the one i used. the difference between where it should be and where it is, is very apparent haha thanks for the reply though.

clopez, i watch him with he eats because sometimes he doesnt. the food that goes uneaten i take out right away.

ive done two changes so far, tomorrow ill test it again at work. hopefully it dropped.