PH IS 7.4

[brelson]

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 Verified Community Expert]

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

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

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 Verified Community Expert]

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]

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

Not 200ml just the cap full

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

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]

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?

It’s a macro aqua M5s 5 gallon tank
I don’t check alkalinity. Actually I don’t have alk checker

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[brelson]

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[reeflection]

How long has it been up and running?

 

[FUNGI]

How long has it been up and running?

Looks brand new...skimmer is super clean (and not broken in)

 

[reeflection]

Looks brand new...skimmer is super clean (and not broken in)

That's exactly what I'm thinking

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd get an alkalinity test kit before worrying about the pH.