is there ammonia in the salt?????

[fiorano]

ok ill try that thank you
but i just used some of that flatworm exit and it says i giotta do a 25% water change so should i use the water with amonia in it i think there was like .5 or something of amonia. or should i dump it out and try again. my dad suggested using bin liners and using a new one everytime o i dont have to worry about cleaning the bin everytime. would this be a good resolve you think?

[Myka]

Only if you do the test I suggested above and find out that it's the bin that's causing the problems. If it's the salt, then putting a liner in there won't do a darn thing.

In the meantime, buy some SeaChem Prime to add to your waterchange water. It detoxifies ammonia (as well as heavy metals and nitrite I think).

What brand salt is it?

[fiorano]

im using instant ocean salt. and i think it is the salt. because i got a little cup and put some salt in it then filled it with ro/di water and tested it right away and the ammonia was like 1.7 ppm or mg/l or something like that. but will that stuff you suggested just get rid of all the ammonia in my mixed water?

[fiorano]

ok i figured it out it was just the test kit. thanks guys

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fiorano

ok i figured it out it was just the test kit. thanks guys

I was just about to ask you about that. I use IO, and have never had any ammonia in it.

[Aquattro]

Hagen kit?

[fiorano]

yeah it was a hagen kit but then i went and bought a salifert test kit and well i trust it a heck of a lot more