Can I use ammonia remover in saltwater tank?

[jaijai]

I have fluval ammonia remover and I wanna use it in my puffer fish tank but on the bottle it says for freshwater use only but the fish store told me to get it. So I don't know what to do please help

 

[chefjpaul]

You shouldn't have ammonia in an established tank.
So...no

 

[jaijai]

He is a big fish size of a toddlers head so he has A LOT of waste hard to control the ammonia.

 

[chefjpaul]

What size tank is it in?

 

[jaijai]

150

 

[jaijai]

And it has 2 fluval fx6's one is bio balls and other is filter pads

 

[chefjpaul]

And it has 2 fluval fx6's one is bio balls and other is filter pads

I actually don't know what that is, but how about the amount of live rock?

No sump or skimmer?
Water Changes? Should be doing quite a few right now.

I assume you may need better nutrient reduction methods and bacteria surface area.

I am not in position to speak of bio ball, never used them, but if you are showing nitrite / ammonia, I assume they are not sufficient enough for your bacteria population in ratio to the bio load.

 

[jaijai]

They are 2 canister filters

Only one big rock was dead when I put in. Was washed very good before entering tank.

No sump or skimmer.

 

[chefjpaul]

Did you cycle this tank?

 

[jaijai]

I did but his waste is to much

 

[jaijai]

Btw Thank you for all your advice I really appreciate it

 

[chefjpaul]

-Meaning your biological & mechanical filtration is not sufficient.

 

[jaijai]

Ok I will research what to put in my canisters thank you very much

 

[chefjpaul]

Look into getting more rock, even if it's in those filters and adding some kind of bottle nitrifying bacteria to boost the tanks system

 

[jaijai]

Ok cool thank you

 

[hybridazn]

Invest in a very large skimmer. That will help pull out waste in between water changes

 

[chefjpaul]

Invest in a very large skimmer. That will help pull out waste in between water changes

Agree 100%, but for a 150G non drilled tank.
Do they make something for that?

 

[hybridazn]

There are companies that make hang on back skimmers. Or you can look into a hang on back overflow box and run a sump (I recommend this) and then get a very nice skimmer to put in the sump

 

[chefjpaul]

Yes!
And ditch those filters.

Until then add some bacteria for your bio balls.

 

[bobstir]

FWIW, you don't need a drilled tank to have a sump. Just get a hob overflow. Then you can get a sump, dump the two canisters and plop in a nice sized skimmer... not to mention increase total system water volume.

EDIT: should've read thread more carefully, looks like hybridazn already said this