Ammonia in Copper power

[Mr Phu]

Plz Help today the Ammonia Alert is a little bit Darker like a Picture below after i raising Copper Power from 1.46 to 1.76 ppm . So i have use Hanna Check around 0.36 TAN after that i have change 15% water and dosing Prime and Seachem Stability bottle.
The color on this alert is that normal in Copper tank ?
Is that Ammonia raising cause by raise up Copper level ?
Is copper interferes with Hanna checker ? I use Hanna checker TAN

 

[vetteguy53081]

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Plz Help today the Ammonia Alert is a little bit Darker like a Picture below after i raising Copper Power from 1.46 to 1.76 ppm . So i have use Hanna Check around 0.36 TAN after that i have change 15% water and dosing Prime and Seachem Stability bottle.
The color on this alert is that normal in Copper tank ?
Is that Ammonia raising cause by raise up Copper level ?
Is copper interferes with Hanna checker ? I use Hanna checker TAN

especially when in copper and encourage you to have water tested at an LFS that does not use API kits and see what level they come up with
If high change water and mix new water with coppersafe to match your current copper readings

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Plz Help today the Ammonia Alert is a little bit Darker like a Picture below after i raising Copper Power from 1.46 to 1.76 ppm . So i have use Hanna Check around 0.36 TAN after that i have change 15% water and dosing Prime and Seachem Stability bottle.
The color on this alert is that normal in Copper tank ?
Is that Ammonia raising cause by raise up Copper level ?
Is copper interferes with Hanna checker ? I use Hanna checker TAN

That is probably ammonia from the copper power. I prefer to not use any reducing agents when dosing amine chelated copper products though.

 

[Mr Phu]

That is probably ammonia from the copper power. I prefer to not use any reducing agents when dosing amine chelated copper products though.

So what should i do now ? How can i reduce the ammonia ?

 

[MnFish1]

The ammonia is likely a false positive. Second Prime will continue to give a false reading for ammonia - and many do not recommend its use with copper.

Water changes with the appropriate level of copper is the solution.

 

[Mr Phu]

That is probably ammonia from the copper power. I prefer to not use any reducing agents when dosing amine chelated copper products though.

So you mean the Copper power contains Ammonia ??

 

[Mr Phu]

The ammonia is likely a false positive. Second Prime will continue to give a false reading for ammonia - and many do not recommend its use with copper.

Water changes with the appropriate level of copper is the solution.

Thanks

 

[Mr Phu]

Thanks

The ammonia is likely a false positive. Second Prime will continue to give a false reading for ammonia - and many do not recommend its use with copper.

Water changes with the appropriate level of copper is the solution.

So Should i dose more bacterial bottles o make the bio load stronger ? I use Seachem Stability and Matrix

 

[MnFish1]

So Should i dose more bacterial bottles o make the bio load stronger ? I use Seachem Stability and Matrix

I would consider it. You can also get another brand of ammonia test to double check your alert badge.