I’ve had an ammonia issue for like an over month now and I can’t find the source. I added a larger filter last week and I’m still having spikes. I’m at a complete loss and I’m ready to just give up. I have these fake rocks in my tank that say they’re aquarium safe but I’m wondering if this is what’s causing the issue. It has a large hole in the bottom that goes over halfway up inside the rock. When I lifted it up, my tank smelled like rotten eggs. Could this be slowly leaking into my tank every day and causing the ammonia issue?
I have one betta and now only 3 Pygmy corydoras and an amano shrimp left
Posted by No_Cricket488
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No water circulation and no oxygen in those empty spaces. Chances are it’s from the harmful bacteria that thrive there.
if it smells i would take it out immediately. it’s likely trapping junk in there. take it out do a nice big water change and if your levels start to go down over the next week or so you’ll know that was your issue.
I had a similar situation with Petcos Holey Rock. It completely messed up my water parameters specially the PH. I would remove it if I was you
https://preview.redd.it/8kzwqedixlyg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a98f201317631faf5b26883c44bb3b63022893ee
Here’s what the underside looks like. It does have two small holes that you can see the light through but I’m not sure that’s enough since it smelled when I picked it up
What do you mean by “changed the filter?” Did you use the same media? I doubt it’s the rock’s fault.