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Hey there! Just made an account on this fourm; I'll be setting my profile and introduction soon enough! However. I'm in a bit of a pinch, and in need of advice soon.
I was given a fish tank (owner was moving and needed a new caretaker for their Betta) with already established filter media, alongside gravel and other items inside. Items were kept moist with old tank water, and quickly setup. I should mention that minus the water used for the item's travel, all the water I put into the tank was new. From the tap and conditioned immediately.
However, I'm facing one issue: Ammonia for tank is at .50ppm-1.00ppm.
(Tests were done with the liquid version of the API water parameters test kit. Nitrite is .00ppm, pH is 7.4, and Nitrate is .00ppm these were all matched and confirmed to be the same with water in the jar my Betta is residing in, alongside the tank water. Water in jar is also at .00ppm for ammonia)
Unsurprisingly, that alarmed me. I've done frequent water changes through out the day to help with this, applied proper water conditioners (Also applied a portion of API: Instant Cycle to help give the beneficial bacteria in the tank a helping hand. And since BB apparently needs to be fed, I tossed a few of his pellets inside the tank to break up & be used. There's also some old poopoo in his gravel so I assume that'll help as well )
The other problem is that my Betta, alongside their Marmio Moss, is still inside their jar due to my concern of the ammonia harming them. It's just normal-sized Mason jar, but I'd like to get him out of there ASAP as it's obvious he's stressed in such the confined space, but I can't move him into the tank with such high ammonia without there possibly (?) being an issue. He's also 3 years old, adding more concern of his immune system being even more sensitive to such a high content of ammonia.
So at this point, I feel as though this looks like I need to do in-fish cycling. I can't realistically leave Tuna, my betta, inside their jar for a long enough time for a cycle to occur. I only have about a day until he'd poop himself out of house and home in there. But I can't just put him into a tank with such high ammonia. What can be done to bring down the levels of this water immediately, and how soon can I introduce Tuna into his tank? Will the ammonia go down overnight, or should I immediately put him in his tank and just do frequent water changes? This is a bit of a time-sensitive problem, so replies as soon as you can give them is more than welcome.
I was given a fish tank (owner was moving and needed a new caretaker for their Betta) with already established filter media, alongside gravel and other items inside. Items were kept moist with old tank water, and quickly setup. I should mention that minus the water used for the item's travel, all the water I put into the tank was new. From the tap and conditioned immediately.
However, I'm facing one issue: Ammonia for tank is at .50ppm-1.00ppm.
(Tests were done with the liquid version of the API water parameters test kit. Nitrite is .00ppm, pH is 7.4, and Nitrate is .00ppm these were all matched and confirmed to be the same with water in the jar my Betta is residing in, alongside the tank water. Water in jar is also at .00ppm for ammonia)
Unsurprisingly, that alarmed me. I've done frequent water changes through out the day to help with this, applied proper water conditioners (Also applied a portion of API: Instant Cycle to help give the beneficial bacteria in the tank a helping hand. And since BB apparently needs to be fed, I tossed a few of his pellets inside the tank to break up & be used. There's also some old poopoo in his gravel so I assume that'll help as well )
The other problem is that my Betta, alongside their Marmio Moss, is still inside their jar due to my concern of the ammonia harming them. It's just normal-sized Mason jar, but I'd like to get him out of there ASAP as it's obvious he's stressed in such the confined space, but I can't move him into the tank with such high ammonia without there possibly (?) being an issue. He's also 3 years old, adding more concern of his immune system being even more sensitive to such a high content of ammonia.
So at this point, I feel as though this looks like I need to do in-fish cycling. I can't realistically leave Tuna, my betta, inside their jar for a long enough time for a cycle to occur. I only have about a day until he'd poop himself out of house and home in there. But I can't just put him into a tank with such high ammonia. What can be done to bring down the levels of this water immediately, and how soon can I introduce Tuna into his tank? Will the ammonia go down overnight, or should I immediately put him in his tank and just do frequent water changes? This is a bit of a time-sensitive problem, so replies as soon as you can give them is more than welcome.