Ammonia and Staghorn

livingword26 · 06-24-2012, 01:26 AM

I have had some small breakouts of staghorn lately. I dose KNo3, KH2PO4, Flourish Comprehensive, and Excel. I have 30+ ppm CO2. 50%+ water changes weeky. Low, Low/Medium light. I have read that Staghorn is often caused by ammonia spikes. I just tested my tap water, and I have between .5 and 1.0 ppm ammonia. I us a python for water changes and dose Prime according to the label, (add enough for total tank size). Would AmQuel work better? Any ideas?

Diana · 06-24-2012, 02:08 AM

It has been a long time since I had staghorn, and that was not in a tank with ammonia, though I have ammonia in the tap from chloramines.
2 tanks had staghorn, about 20 tanks did not, all on pretty much the same water change schedule.
I use Chloramine Buster by Clear Pond.
I do not know if the ingredients in the dehclor makes a difference in the way the ammonia is locked up (as long as it IS locked up) but maybe it does.

livingword26 · 06-24-2012, 04:19 AM

Thank you Diana.

livingword26 · 06-24-2012, 05:53 AM

The funny thing about it is, just yesterday I was noticing how green and healthy my mosses were looking. This morning I did my weekly water change, and now has quite a bit of staghorn in it again.

06-24-2012, 01:26 AM	#1
livingword26 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 978	Ammonia and Staghorn I have had some small breakouts of staghorn lately. I dose KNo3, KH2PO4, Flourish Comprehensive, and Excel. I have 30+ ppm CO2. 50%+ water changes weeky. Low, Low/Medium light. I have read that Staghorn is often caused by ammonia spikes. I just tested my tap water, and I have between .5 and 1.0 ppm ammonia. I us a python for water changes and dose Prime according to the label, (add enough for total tank size). Would AmQuel work better? Any ideas? __________________ 29 gallon, Fluval 306. Aquatop PF25-UV Power Filter, 1x39 watt T5HO 7" above tank. P.F. Sand, Pressurized CO2, 5 Glowlight Tetra's, 3 Halequin Rasborah's, 3 neons, 2 Oto's, 5 Cherry Shrimp, 4 Amano Shrimp.

06-24-2012, 04:19 AM	#3
livingword26 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 978	Thank you Diana. __________________ 29 gallon, Fluval 306. Aquatop PF25-UV Power Filter, 1x39 watt T5HO 7" above tank. P.F. Sand, Pressurized CO2, 5 Glowlight Tetra's, 3 Halequin Rasborah's, 3 neons, 2 Oto's, 5 Cherry Shrimp, 4 Amano Shrimp.

06-24-2012, 05:53 AM	#4
livingword26 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 978	The funny thing about it is, just yesterday I was noticing how green and healthy my mosses were looking. This morning I did my weekly water change, and now has quite a bit of staghorn in it again. __________________ 29 gallon, Fluval 306. Aquatop PF25-UV Power Filter, 1x39 watt T5HO 7" above tank. P.F. Sand, Pressurized CO2, 5 Glowlight Tetra's, 3 Halequin Rasborah's, 3 neons, 2 Oto's, 5 Cherry Shrimp, 4 Amano Shrimp.

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06-24-2012, 02:08 AM	#2
Diana Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Contra Costa CA Posts: 5,013	It has been a long time since I had staghorn, and that was not in a tank with ammonia, though I have ammonia in the tap from chloramines. 2 tanks had staghorn, about 20 tanks did not, all on pretty much the same water change schedule. I use Chloramine Buster by Clear Pond. I do not know if the ingredients in the dehclor makes a difference in the way the ammonia is locked up (as long as it IS locked up) but maybe it does.