PH IS 7.4

brelson · Dec 15, 2023

Hi Everyone! I checked my five-gallon tank yesterday. and PH 7.8, salinity 1.023, TEP 23–24, amonia 1.0 ppm, nitrite 0 / nitrate 0. I therefore added a cup of Seachem Prime and a cup of Seachem Stability. I added 1 cup full prime this morning as well. When I returned from work, I checked the water parameters and saw that the pH was low at 7.4 and the ammonia level was still 1.0 ppm. I then added 1 cup of full stability and prime. Will using this strategy help to lower the ammonia levels? Will you kindly assist?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 15, 2023

You added a whole cup (>200 mL) of prime to 5 gallons?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 15, 2023

Directions are:

"Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 US gallons) of new water. "

Do you mean a cap?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 15, 2023

I'd stop any use of Prime since it seems to not bind ammonia the way Seachem claims.

pH 7.4 in any normal tank water is likely test error.

brelson · Dec 15, 2023

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
You added a whole cup (>200 mL) of prime to 5 gallons?

Not 200ml just the cap full

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 15, 2023

brelson said:
Not 200ml just the cap full

OK, cap vs cup. :)

Still is a massive overdose. 10x the manufacturer recommendation.

Seachem Prime is not useful for ammonia, so I'd avoid any use of it in relation to ammonia.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/prime-does-not-remove-ammonia.885857/
What is in the aquarium? Is it new?

have you measured alkalinity?

brelson · Dec 15, 2023

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
OK, cap vs cup. :)

Still is a massive overdose. 10x the manufacturer recommendation.

Seachem Prime is not useful for ammonia, so I'd avoid any use of it in relation to ammonia.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/prime-does-not-remove-ammonia.885857/
What is in the aquarium? Is it new?

have you measured alkalinity?