geckoqueen
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How can my fish tank have ammonia, when I use fresh pure water from the store? I also have a filter. I used conditioner. I never placed a fish in this tank. (I'm still waiting to buy my betta fish). I was going to get a fish today but the guy at the pet store said the water had high ammonia in it. I don't get it, so when I came home, before I used prime.. I tested with ammonia strips I bought. The tank has no ammonia in it. I wipe new tank out with damp clean cloth. No soap. The woman I talked with said; she seen the same thing, when the man tested the water at the pet store.
I placed strip in the water just like the instructions told me to do for 5 seconds, then I lifted the strip face up. I did not shake it. I waited a minute and checked the colors on back of the bottle. I have no ammonia water.
They guy I talked to at pet co said that's not possiable. Since there has never been a fish in that tank.
I'm very confused here people.
I used one of them plastic bags, never used before, to get the water sample! I feel dazed and confused!
I wonder if this pet store was trying to sell me extra products and I could have bought a fish today. My tank water is fine. He also checked for ph levels. The only thing he said was wrong, was the high ammonia levels, which the test strip shows none. So anyway, I still used the Prime..
I should have very clean water by now. I used 2 different conditioners, Ammonia treater. I have fresh pure water from the store, with a tank filter. If that pet store guy tells me I have ammonia water now
I would slap him.
My water temp stays at 84..The lady at the pet store said I could still get a betta fish, but that is a little warm. I have all the fans going and windows open. I don't have AC. She said it would be fine as long as the tank does not go above 84 degrees, she said I could add cold water to cool it down. I hope she knows what she is talking about, after all they didn't test my fish water correctly.
She also said because I have a filter and I have a 5 gallon tank, that with one fish, it is ok to change the water every few months. All I have to do is change the filter ever 3 to 4 weeks. Is that correct, sounds weird to me and I never owned a fish.
I was going to buy gravel, which I bought today, it's red. I bought a soft fake plant, which I was going to buy today, along with my fish. I have the plant. I also bought Prime for my water, which I was going to get later. I have the ammonia strips, which I didn't plan on buying, which now I have. I have a temp on the side to see the water temps. My water is very clean. Well, it must be fate because now my tank is really set to go! I also have a light, if I need to use it, to heat the tank in the winter..This is all for my betta fish. I'm only buying one male betta. I do have a filter it came with the tank.
All I need now is the fish, a fish net and a hose to suck out the water!
I placed strip in the water just like the instructions told me to do for 5 seconds, then I lifted the strip face up. I did not shake it. I waited a minute and checked the colors on back of the bottle. I have no ammonia water.
They guy I talked to at pet co said that's not possiable. Since there has never been a fish in that tank.
I'm very confused here people.
I used one of them plastic bags, never used before, to get the water sample! I feel dazed and confused!
I wonder if this pet store was trying to sell me extra products and I could have bought a fish today. My tank water is fine. He also checked for ph levels. The only thing he said was wrong, was the high ammonia levels, which the test strip shows none. So anyway, I still used the Prime..
I should have very clean water by now. I used 2 different conditioners, Ammonia treater. I have fresh pure water from the store, with a tank filter. If that pet store guy tells me I have ammonia water now
I would slap him.
My water temp stays at 84..The lady at the pet store said I could still get a betta fish, but that is a little warm. I have all the fans going and windows open. I don't have AC. She said it would be fine as long as the tank does not go above 84 degrees, she said I could add cold water to cool it down. I hope she knows what she is talking about, after all they didn't test my fish water correctly.
She also said because I have a filter and I have a 5 gallon tank, that with one fish, it is ok to change the water every few months. All I have to do is change the filter ever 3 to 4 weeks. Is that correct, sounds weird to me and I never owned a fish.
I was going to buy gravel, which I bought today, it's red. I bought a soft fake plant, which I was going to buy today, along with my fish. I have the plant. I also bought Prime for my water, which I was going to get later. I have the ammonia strips, which I didn't plan on buying, which now I have. I have a temp on the side to see the water temps. My water is very clean. Well, it must be fate because now my tank is really set to go! I also have a light, if I need to use it, to heat the tank in the winter..This is all for my betta fish. I'm only buying one male betta. I do have a filter it came with the tank.
All I need now is the fish, a fish net and a hose to suck out the water!
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