There should be no ammonia in the tank. If the tank isn't cycled, you have to do daily 100% water changes and go heavy on the Prime until it becomes cycled.
Am starting a new discus tank
What is the danger zone on ammonia in
The tank?
There should be no ammonia in the tank. If the tank isn't cycled, you have to do daily 100% water changes and go heavy on the Prime until it becomes cycled.
Even if I do 100% water changes isn't there still going to be a little bit
Of ammonia from there pee and ****?
So even 0.25 could be fatal to the discus?
And thanks for your help.
Im not illiterate...only my phone's auto correct is
OP, what is your pH? Ammonia is much more toxic at higher pH as well.
My ph is 7.2 right now.
Temperature is 86 does that affect in any way?
Temp will not affect ammonia, but your pH will help guard against it's toxicity. Still, going with the 100% daily WC and adding Prime will be the best way to go.
Thank you I really appreciated.
To get technical, the lower the pH, the more H+ (hydrogen ions) available. NH3 (ammonia) is toxic to fish, but NH4 (ammonium) is not. The lower the pH environment, the more available H+ ions are naturally available to convert NH3 to NH4. This is also how Prime detoxes NH3, by converting it to NH4.