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@josephdy9930

4 жыл бұрын

Api sucks, doesnt distinguish between nh3 and nh4 get a sera master box

@RikRussell

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly explained. I am a freshwater newbie who is currently waiting for first ever tank to cycle. Keep up the good work.

@robslater840

Жыл бұрын

Test kit is lying to you! ...Now buy the test kit?

I've heard somebody talking about pH and temp affecting amonia toxicity, but I've never had it explained so well! Thank you!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

Growing up I feel like keeping fish was never this complicated. I had a couple Pacu for 5-6 years and I never did one water test.

@weirdscience6820

Жыл бұрын

I was just saying I reckon most fishkeepers don't do any water tests.

@flamefox8989

Жыл бұрын

Same with me, but all my fish died😥

@TonyettaPerry813

10 ай бұрын

My mom says this all the time

@dankystanky7438

9 ай бұрын

Same I had a tilapia in a 20 gal for atleast 10 years

@cjdigman1683

8 ай бұрын

​@@dankystanky7438sarap ulam hahahaha. we cook and eat tilapia in Philippines 😅

I've been having such a hard time trying to keep my ammonia at 0, its been constantly rising back up to .25ppm or so and driving me crazy! The fish never seemed bothered and it puzzled me and now I know why, the calculation says the true level is negligible. Thank you for the peace of mind!

This is the most helpful video I’ve watched for a long time. This gave me so much peace of mind as my total ammonia has remained at 0.25 ppm for quite some time now. However, My UIA is quite low. I’m so happy to have learned this. Thank you!!!!!!

I know this is an old video but I am getting back into the hobby after many years away & it is so helpful along with everything else yall post. Thank you so much.

Bamm!!! API showing 1.0 in my QT was driving me crazy! 7.7PH 25C = 0.028 makes way more sense! Thanks bud!

Wow...probably one of the most important uploads for the Aquarium Hobby. Thank You Most Kindly!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate it

You do an excellent job of explaining the entire Ammonia issue. I use the Seachem Test Kit which can give you readings for both even AFTER using water conditioners in water with chloramines.

Great video, I once read an article about this topic but it wasn't described nearly as well as in your video. I also like how you stuck to the relevant topic and kept it short and simple. A lot of people will post a long video mostly rambling about fishkeeping, which isint necessarily bad but sometimes you just want the important info. Thanks!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try to keep the informational videos on task. : -)

You have explained everything so well and so clearly! Thank you very much! I'm really pleased I found your channel! I'm new to fish keeping and only have a basic tank at the moment, one little bristle nose pleco and some blue jelly shrimp. I didn't have a test kit which I know is bad, so thought I'd better learn a bit more about which one to buy. I have been really confused by all the sales and waffle on the internet. Everything makes sense now! Thank you.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped - good luck!

I wish videos (like this)existed 30 years ago when I started in the hobby. Your channel is such a great resource to all of us in the hobby, because no matter how long you have been doing this sometimes it is good to get a second opinion.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

I find myself wishing the same when I watch other channels too! : -)

Thank You so much I ended up having to do a fish in cycle and I've been doing water changes and prime doses to keep my fish healthy but my ammonia kept reading back at about 3ppm i just went to the website and my unionized ammonia is only 0.043, you have made me feel more confident and now I know that my fish will be fine while I continue to monitor them closely for the nitrites to show up.

Thank you so much for including both Fahrenheit and Celsius! Save me so much calculating!

Excellent video. This isn't talked about nearly enough . And isn't very well understood among new hobbyists and even some of the old schoolers. so glad to see someone covering the in depth learning required to properly care for fish.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I cannot stress enough to you how informative this video has been. I by chance i suppose, set up a pretty dark blackwater aquarium for my Betta, because I knew they liked the tannins and I think blackwater aquariums are beautiful and have diligently kept him nice and warm. Every time i test for ammonia it stresses me out, All the other parameters are fine, my fish is alert and happy, the tank is booming with growth, so I decided to leave it be, not really sure of why he seemed to be thriving. But i'm cycling him a new tank (a bigger one, because I adore him) and I'm trying to check for the ammonia levels when I came across this video. I feel like i understand so much more about the balance of the aquariums now, thank you.

I've never had this really explained to me in detail, just bits and pieces like if your ph is lower than 7.0, ammonia is in its less toxic form. Never have I seen a tool to actually calculate UIA, so thank you very much for providing that. I can see why companies might want to make test kits to calculate total amounts, as this would be very difficult for new or inexperienced fishkeepers to understand. I love that there is so much science to go along with fishkeeping, but it does take a LOT of time, research, and trial and error to begin to understand how your aquarium functions. I feel like every time I stumble upon one of your videos a new door opens up and I love that feeling of discovering something new about my aquarium! You are very articulate and being able to explain complicated topics in a straightforward way is truly a wonderful skill!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Victoria! Appreciate you watching. I love the science behind fish-keeping as well!

Iv watched many blogs on this subject and I really have to say this was the best ! Many thanks

Keep learning more about ammonia. Now how to fine tune it precisely concerning the welfare of the fish. Thank you so much!

Thank you very much. I knew there was a good reason to subscribe to your channel. This episode clarified what I should have known when experiencing an ammonia spike a month ago. Unfortunately, one out of a community of 14 fish died, but the rest are healthy. The link to the FL unionized calculator is one I will keep. Again, thank you for using your education to help others.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. We all learn as we go. : -)

Thanks for the good information! As a wildlife biologist it drives me crazy when people in the hobby explain things but doesn’t give you the full picture or explain the whys! I love your channel! I almost don’t watch anything else about fish keeping but your videos!! Still struggling with my first tank cycle but having patience. Thanks!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being here!

Wow I rarely see a good fish keeping video on KZread. Good job my friend.

This is so useful, I'm new to fish keeping but it's so much easier to remember what to do and how to make your own decisions when someone has taken the time to explain the science behind it clearly, thankyou!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for this video! Both the info provided and the link to the UIA Calculator is a game changer for me.

This is such important and helpful information! Thank you so much for putting this in such a well explained format.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Heidi! Appreciate you watching!

Thanks for explaining this so well, very informative! 👍

Great explanation, helped me understand what just happened in my tank, thanks. My new guppies showed signs of ick. I turned up the temperature, gave them some minerals, broke out the air stone, and started medication. The raise in temperature, ph, and the recent birth of fry made the ammonia spike and red brown algae started taking over. I read that that kind of algae likes ammonia and is a sign things aren't right in the tank. Now the ich is gone, the temp and ph are lower, the parameters are all good, the algae is gone and the water is clear and smells normal. Knowing how these variables can affect each other makes it easier to make informed decisions.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you sharing. Great example of how everything ties together!

I been fishkeeping since I was about 8. Your videos are very good. Still learning new info from watching your videos. Good job!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you are watching.

Much needed video Jason. I was trying to explain the ammonias to someone last week and because I hadn't broke it down like that in a long time I struggled with the explanation.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

It's an easy thing to forget! : -)

Thank you so much for this video and the calculator. First time I was hearing this!

An A class explantation that’s both comprehensive and resourceful, that has now fortified my water quality management approach to marine biology 👍🏾 . I will certainly promote your channel and this video in my upcoming marine tank series 🔥💨🇯🇲🇨🇦

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great info, my ammonia levels were driving me nuts even when my tank is cycled, turns out I have some ammonia in my water. Something to bare in mind to test your tap water not just what you’re putting in your tank I find has helped me a lot. API test kits will always show if you do.

Gosh, I am so glad I found your video. New to fishkeeping with a newly cycled tank and just a betta in...I experienced a 0.5 API test for ammonia. I went mad, did a water change and kept stressing about it...I asked multiple people and they all told me it should be 0 your betta may die, triple dose seachem prime....glad I found you so I can explain what I could see myself that API tests give you a total of ammonia which includes the seachem prime binded one!! And having a trace or 0.5 on that API test is not necessarily dangerous!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. :-)

Thanks much for this info. I measured 4-8ppm today. Fish seemed fine, but I didn't want my wife to lose her fish! Added started doing a 50% water change and added some ammo lock. Glad to know they will be fine. She got excited and added fish when we she saw the ammonia level hit zero for the first time. Maybe was the plants pulling it down, and wasn't fully cycled yet.

This helped so much. My total ammonia is always around .5-1ppm but my fish seem fine. Now I know why. Thanks.

Thank you so much!! I’ve been driving myself crazy because my ammonia tests always come up positive. Everything else I’ve read said it’s super dangerous and all my fish are about to die, so I’ve been breaking my back and bank account buying SO many products to fix it and doing many frequent water changes just to still see it test positive for ammonia, even though my fish don’t look sick/distressed. After watching your video everything makes sense now! You just saved my sanity!! 😂

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

This is probably one of the best fish-keeping videos on KZread. Great explanation. 📊 🐟🐠🐟🐟🐠🐠🐟🐬

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope it was helpful. :-)

Bloody great explanation. I've been keeping adult fancy goldfish for the past 5 years in the same tank and i kept getting ammonia readings of 0.25-0.50ppm and burned to different kinds of test kits. No wonder all my fish survived these past 5 years.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely amazing explanation! Thank you so much!

This explained clearly what i have been experiencing. i have had a rash of fish die offs when adding fish to my quarantine tank, ammonia was reading 0ppm, ph was 8.0 -8.5 (central Texas hard water) and temp was 76-77 degrees. id add fish and it seemed almost instant where the smaller fish would roll over and start gasping and/or sit at the surface gasping, usually by the next morning they would be dead. when i would inspect the fish they always had reddening around the gill plate. so potential ammonia burns to the gill tissue? i'll work on now lowering my water ph closer to 7.0 and lowering my temps a couple degrees and see if the situation improves. Thank you for a very clear explanation of the relationship of ph and temps and ammonia/ammonium.

My new tank apparently completed its cycle 10 weeks ago but maintained an "ammonia" reading of .0.5 and nitrite of 0. Because of the high ammonia reading I have not put any fish into the tank. The .ph had also dropped to 6. However using the formula described in the video, I find that the NH3 content is 0.0003, which is acceptable for fish! A great video and so easy now to undertand the content.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful. : -)

Thanks. Learnt something today which is always a goal for everyday. New fishkeeper of a few weeks. Had a very slight (0.25 ppm) ammonia spike after adding some more fish, which I'm hopeful the will resolve itself with a reduction in feeding and giving the filter time to catch up. But at least i know I'm not at danger levels when other parameters are taken account of.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very interesting! I've always heard that there were reasons why people do plop and drop instead of drip acclamation, but now I know why. Thanks so much for explaining things!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@stanfaulconer696

5 жыл бұрын

Its simple you just add a drop or 2 of prime to the bag once you open it then do drip acclimating

Thank you so much. I’ve been having ammonia problems in a new planted tank everything is fine and normal but can’t get ammonia at 0 now I know it’s fine as the fish see absolutely fine

Thank you for taking the time and breaking this down, no doubt it has helped lots of people in more ways than one

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm new to fishkeeping, and had quite a shock when I tested my tap water and my API test kit read 0.5ppm of ammonia. Apparently my city adds ammonia to long pipelines to keep the water sanitary. Thanks to this video I know that's actually about ~0.02ppm of the toxic stuff. I was much relieved. Thank you!!

@dimitrovbmw

2 жыл бұрын

Im not so sure. Our tap water in Tampa, fl also reads 0.5ppm but the Ph is at 8.2 and and during summer water temperature is about 80 F and with salinity near 0 this comes to over 0.0561 witch is not all that good in my opinion. Maybe you should recalculate your tap water again!

@fordy19

2 жыл бұрын

@@dimitrovbmw they don’t have the same water as you…

@Zaphod0414

2 ай бұрын

Prime from Seachem will help to keep that added ammonia from being an issue in addition to neutralizing chlorine and chloramine. It works by keeping the ammonia bound up as the not-as-toxic ammonium this guy is talking about until your biological filter has a chance to break it down, which should happen quite quickly.

Great video thanks, was going nuts with the .50 ppm reading of Ammonia from my tap water, this helped.

Thanks for explaining this, it will help a lot of people.

I have been in a panic about ammonia in my tank doing water changes and never testing 0. Using the calculator was very enlightening. Turns out it was only .0005 ppm. These companies need to do a better job of explaining on the packaging what the ammonia is actually testing! I have been doing unnecessary water changes. Thank you for educating me!

.......thank you! I have a API Master kit and everything checked out perfectly except for ammonia. Was getting about 1ppm with weekly partial water changes with all fish healthy/eating/active/breeding even! I've been using just water conditioner tetra safeplus water conditioner and read that my kit will read the ionized ammonia (ammonium) so knowing that and your link with the calculator I will be running those numbers try get better understanding about ammonia and why my kit giving me headache!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Hope it works out for you!

Wow. This is great information. I really love your channel. I always love your videos, so informative.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here!

Very professional and concise explanation...and you arent a huge Nerd about it. Subscribed!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you being here!

Thanks so much. I am stressing because my tap water comes out with a 1ppm reading but I'm going to use the info you just shared to look into what is the UIA.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Excellent Video! Thank you so much for this advanced explanation xx

A great explanation of a complex issue. Well done!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Mind blown!! This makes so much sense with acclimation!

In 50+ years in the hobby I only ever tested for ammonia on salt water when I first got into that. I stock lightly and and filter heavily. I replace evaporation loss with distilled water. I do water changes but I'm not pulling 25 gallons out of a 75 gallon tank every week. I've had success with breeding silver angelfish, ocellaris clownfish, danios, and of course lots of live bearers.

Thanks a great video that goes into a bit more depth about about the toxicity levels of ammonia than normal, look forward to more informative videos, nitrates are what l seem to be obsessing about at the moment!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We recently did a video on nitrates as well. : -)

@Loftikaz

Жыл бұрын

I jave 40 to 60ppm nitrates my guppies and mollies and shrimp are happy, my tap water itself has 30ppm

Much appreciated, wasn't expecting the calculator to be a free downloadable Excel spreadsheet. Thanks.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

It's a cool resource. : -)

Awesome video!!! Thank you so much!! So much stuff I didn't know!!

Thank you for sharing this information. This is incredibly valuable to know....

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thannk you!

You sir are a Legend! by far best explanation I've seen, where was this info 20 years ago... very confusing science put forth in layman's terms

@PrimeTimeAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Found you on a couple aquatic experience videos and checked out your Channel. Like what I see thanks for the info. And as you must be aware of, a lot of times at a glance, I wasn't sure if it was you or John Hudson🤗

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here! Ya, I think John may be my KZread twin brother. Haha

Great video, very handy information. Thanks for posting it!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

We’ve know about this in the hobby for a long time, but I think when forums quit being popular and Facebook started being popular certain myths or half truth become popular. Good video

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Bhousm76

5 жыл бұрын

facebook groups have pushed me back to forums. much more respect and etiquette on forums.

@Emeri666

5 жыл бұрын

@@Bhousm76 exactly! I have ran intp bullying egotisical a holes on groups nothing but beat down bullies!

@konstantinaparaskevopoulou633

4 жыл бұрын

For a newbie like me... Facebook groups destroyed me! I lost 2 weeks of cycling because of them saying nonsense and eventually I started reading forums and that's where I found the most accurate opinions. That actually have been validated with facts not just rumors..

Very good video. Very well explained. Thanks for the information.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is a really good explanation, but at the same time, I think 0 ammonia on the test is still the condition that you would want to shoot for. 0 TAN means 0 NH3 regardless of the other parameters, so in a way, I think it's a more useful reading to the average (beginner) aquarist. If you're reading ammonia on your test kit, it's something you need to deal with. If it's all NH4, then it's probably not going to kill your fish, but I would still want to know where it's coming from. I know it's not the intent of the video, but some people are going to see 1.5ppm ammonia in their tank, punch it into the calculator, and see that they're

Yippie! I finally got it straight... I think. Thank you! Why are there not more NH3 only kits out there? Because they are not accurate (not factoring the pH and temp?) I did find one from Seachem that will test total and free seperate, but most all tests are clumped NH3/NH4+. I know I can use the free ammonia calculator. All in all, I think my tank is doing better than I assumed.

I was told about keeping ammonia levels below 1ppm but was never really explained why. And I believe these test kits are meant for inexperienced people who were told to keep ammonia levels near zero without the explanation in this video. It’s just a general test. Would be neat if the companies making the test kits would also include the formula to calculate this.

Thank you, I had this problem a few year back with moss pellet, and not much info on the web back then. I am surprise someone made a video about his.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love nerding out about water parameters. : -)

@bigfoxki

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Me too, now I can freely use my moss pellet again.

A major piece of the fish keeping puzzle. Keep'em coming.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Another great video! Thank you

Thank you for your valuable time. Video very well explained.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching!

So much valuable information in one video. Thank you sir.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I have been in the hobby for over 50 years and I have never tested for NH3, back in the "old days" of brute force filtration with lots of Carbon and massive water changes it wasn't a problem, then when the hobby switched to biofiltration, I never even thought about ammonia unless there was a massive rise of pH. Now I know that if my biofiltration is working and the pH is stable then there is no Ammonia problem. If pH starts rising then the likely culprit is ammonia

You have no idea how much you helped me. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Just saw this!!! Good info!!! Thanks!! Also noticed that your filters are not running in the background!! Thanks again for the info!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I turn them off when I'm recording for better sound. : -)

@emiliomolina5778

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Makes sense!! Thank you for your reply!!

Thank you for the video! I learned a lot. If my calculations are correct, I’m in good shape. My aquarium has been steady at around .25 ppm Ammonia with temp averaging at 75 F and pH at 7.5. I think it came out to .004

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Again, a super in-depth review of a critical component of our hobby. Never really knew this, but now I do! Thanks Professor Jason, always on the cusp of technology. Willem

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’ve been doing daily water changes due to 1ppm ammonia. My pH is 8 and water temp is 76. This confirms I was making the right call. Finally got the ammonia down to 0 but now dealing with high nitrites. Ugh I hope everything settles in the next week. Tank is just over one month old.

Good video, so many folks freak out when they see NH3 +NH4 in their tank.

Getting into the science of fish keeping is so helpful good info

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's fun stuff😃

Yup... knew about this new in the hobby, it’s amazing how many people don’t know about this

@dhoogduin

5 жыл бұрын

considering the good brands tell u about this in the manual im really suprised how many ppl use the tests and dont know about it.

@hbarwickjr

5 жыл бұрын

@@dhoogduin It's the outstanding explanation of the calculation that brings it home. Would have been good for him to have wrote those previous manuals for all of us stupid people huh?

Thanks. My tank is exactly the params of the 3rd example you gave (sans ammonia). Now I know to be EXTRA careful about ammonia. I'll probably test more often.

Excellent advice for everyone, good lesson 👍🏼

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Armed with this info, I stopped doing such frequent water changes on this current fish-in cycle. Found that my NH3 levels are quite low. 👌

This was extremely helpful to me. Thank you so much! xox

I've really enjoyed learning about the science involved in this hobby. I'm new to it and I find it interesting. So, I've been using the API TAN test kit, but I've been frustrated with the results as the kit is indicating that my TAN never falls below 0.25 ppm. (I'm performing fishless cycling on two tanks) I did some research and found out there is an issue between the water conditioner I use, Seachem Prime, and salicylate based kits (API is one, as is the one from Sera). According to the Seachem Prime FAQ: "Under the conditions of a salicylate kit the ammonia-Prime® complex will be broken down eventually giving a false reading of ammonia." So, I dumped the APR (and Sera) TAN test kits and bought the Seachem MultiTest Ammonia test kit. It provides the ability to test for TAN and UIA separately. I just ran tests for TAN and UIA. The tests results showed that TAN was about 1.5 ppm and UIA was about 0.05 ppm. So, as a check, I took the pertinent information: Water temperature (75 degrees F), pH (7.8) and Salinity (0.3 mS/cm). I used an online calculator and calculated that my UIA was 0.0486 ppm. Rounding error...Close enough for me. And not bad, considering I just dosed 10% Ammonium Hydroxide to 2.8 ppm about, 5 hours ago. The calculator I used is here: www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/FreeAmmonia.php

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

You have nailed it! Nice job.

@jstwhln

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks!

@jstwhln

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I just discovered the Seachem Ammonia Alert. Pretty cool. Takes some of the guesswork out of it. This is beginning to sound like an ad Seachem. Haha.

That was a little bit click batey, but I'm glad I clicked. I learnt something today, a fairly complex concept explained very well.

Thank you for this!

Prime Time Aquatics, thank you very much for the chemistry lesson. I always wondered why the pH and ammonia go up when you open the fish bag and you just explained it very scientifically. I appreciate that. Does this also happen with Kordon breather bags?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Ashe I don’t think it’s as big an issue because you can’t float the breather bags so the fish just go right into the tank!

@thomasashe2681

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics you don't need to drip acclimate in a bucket with the breather bags?

You're absolutely right thanks for the video excellent job!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video Jason, thanks!

Thanks for the video!

Thank you so much for making this video! I am somewhat new to fish keeping with two goldfish, and knowing how much ammonia goldfish produce I've always closely monitored the water parameters. I have been using the API Test strips, and although they measure the ammonia, they do not state what ammonia levels are safe for what fish which left me quite confused. This video put my nerves at ease! Thanks!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for watching.

I love your videos and you have some great info but I'm still hoping to see a video about water hardness and testing.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Still on my list! 😃

Excellent information. We needed to know this.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great info my man 👍

Awsome video. Thank you for the info. I never knew about this.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very informative, thanks for sharing!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man!