Re: Persistent ammonia 8.0ppm!!

Thusly "Maria" <maria.berry@xxxxxxxxx> Spake Unto All:

>pH is 7.4 right now.

Without checking charts I don't know the percentage of nitrogenous
compounds which will be present as ammonia at that pH, but it's a
significant percentage, and as 1 ppm of ammonia is lethally toxic to
most fish, you definitely have a 'condition red' situation on your
hands, and you should step up the water changing.

If your ammonia test kit can be trusted, that is. Have you tried
measuring ammonia in your tap water, and perhaps also some known safe
water (e.g. bottled non-sparkling low-sodium water)?
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