WHAT IS thew best chemical to get rid of ammonia?

Answer 1

Your best bet is to do a water change. =)

Answer 2

This was said before but your best bet is to do a 50% water change.. There really isn't a chemical that gets rid of ammonia. There is a chemical called ammino-lock but it doesn't work that great. I would do a 50% water change then check your water daily to see if the ammonia is going down. After the ammonia is at zero just do weekly water changes and make sure your tank isn't in direct sunlight because all of that can cause ammonia. Plus if your tank is too small for your fish. The ratio is 1 gallon per inch of fish. Hope it helps

Answer 3

Your best bet is to follow the previous two posts; water change.

While there are chemicals on the market for "removing ammonia"; in actuality, NOTHING removes ammonia completely. (One must remember that ammonia means only one thing; a dirty enviroment, in some shape or form.) Solutions like Ammo-lock work by rapidly breaking down toxic ammonia into nitrates and nitrites. (Your tank can already acheive that by having a natural, well established "enviroment"; you don't need and I may say, shouldn't try to rush the process.) But, too high levels of both can be just as deadly as ammonia on its own. Never the less, products like Ammo-lock do NOT remove ammonia, just degrades it into a less toxic form.

Hence why a water change is your best course of action.

However, there is a product available called, Zeolite. Its a mineral that is placed usually in or near the filter for a short duration that helps reduce (not remove) the ammonia levels in a tank. Zeolite is a product used widely in cat litter box filters to reduce the smell of urine (which is just ammonia); keeping it "fresh". I tend to only recommend Zeolite if a person has fish that produce high levels of ammonia (ie, Goldfish, Cichlids, Mollies...etc. Not for use with saltwater tanks or ponds, though.) or is struggling to find out why their ammonia levels are so outta control.

Zeolite is NOT a cure all to ammonia. It only has a pretty short duration of effectiveness and should be changed often. If you're having major problems, it will help alongside of a water change , but you're gonna need to find out what the **true** cause of the toxic levels are from.

If you should opt to try Zeolite (only buy Zeolite from a pet supply/store), there are two ways you can add it into your tank.

-You can add it to your filter media (the filter you put into your filtration system) If you have filter media where you can easily remove the charcoal (the black minerals) already a part of the filter, you can add it in there. After a day or two, remove the Zeolite and replace with the charcoal.

-My preferred usage is buy making a "sachet" with a pair of woman's hosiery. (Be sure its not your favorite pair, or your wife's/gf's first! Lol.) Pour about a half cup's worth into the foot area, cut and bind it with a rubberband so that none falls out. Then place the ball of Zeolite at the base or directly underneath the intake tube of your filter system. This guarantee's that the majority of the water being cycled by the filter will have to pass through the Zeolite by way of being siphoned up through the intake tube. I'm particular to this method because I don't have to fuss with filter medias, can continue to have the charcoal and can remove the Zeolite when I please.


But seriously, when it comes to fish tanks....When in doubt, water change! No more than 50%, btw.

Answer 4

Well assuming your talking about fish tanks, I would say water changes and benificial bacteria. If you are in a pinch due to an overstocked or uncycled tank, I would say use PRIME as a declorinator and BIOSPIRA as a bacteria addative. Biospira releases bacteria that eats ammonia(starting the CYCLE) and Prime neutralizes Ammo,NitrItes and nitrAtes, along with chlorine and other toxic chemicals and metals in tap H2O. Kinda go against each other, so do a water change with Prime, then a day or so later add Biospira. Read directions carefully.

Answer 5

do not add any chemicals you sould do frequent small water changes such as 10-20% every other day and 50-75% once a week

Answer 6

lol ammonium because their both a conjugate base and a conjugate acid! neutralization rxn! a weak acid can be get rid of by a weak base creating just water! good luck getting rid of it!

Answer 7

jesus, do a water change.