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When we were feeding the fish this morning my daughter took it upon herself to fully open the food container and shake in a big pile of flakes before I could stop her (normally i open the food for the kids and they shake in a couple flakes at a time). It was probably 1 cm high, by 1.5 cm wide, by 4cm long pile of food she got in before I grabbed it, so a lot! I let the food settle to the bottom for a few minutes and did a 50% water change and vacuumed the **** out of the gravel but I can’t imagine I got it all. I rinsed the filter a little bit in the water I took out. The water looks clear and the fish are acting fine but I’m wondering what else I need to do to avoid an ammonia spike! The tank (15gal) has been established since July 2018.
Should i vacuum again tomorrow and change out more water? And:Or just test the water every day for a while? I also have one of those ammonia alert things but not sure how much I trust it. Anything else I should do? I don’t have anywhere else to put the fish. I have black skirt tetras and endlers livebearers.
Should i vacuum again tomorrow and change out more water? And:Or just test the water every day for a while? I also have one of those ammonia alert things but not sure how much I trust it. Anything else I should do? I don’t have anywhere else to put the fish. I have black skirt tetras and endlers livebearers.