Question 1

Wonder if this Ammonia Remover would kill off the good bacteria feeding off ammonia and also disturbing tank cycling?

Accepted Answer

I am not a professional keeper so I can't say unequivocally, but I believe not.  I have a 10 gal tank that has been operating for over 30 years on the Aquaclear system.  My fish are healthy and some tend to live longer than normal for their species like neon tetras.  They never get skin diseases like ich.  This ammonia remover sack is used in combination with the Aquaclear sponge and charcoal inserts.  You replace one of the three inserts each month in rotation, so each insert is used for a total of three months before it is replaced.  I also do a 25% water exchange once a month and I add a few drops of Novaqua to the new water before adding it to the tank.  The water never clouds and I never get algae growing on the glass.  I suggest talking with the Aquaclear company if this concern is critical for the type of fish you keep.

Question 2

Can I lay these inside my tank instead of in the filter?

Accepted Answer

Fascinating idea.  First time in 30 years of using Aquaclear products that anyone has mentioned that idea.  It won't harm the fish, but you won't get effective results.  You want the water to be pumped through the filter system and both substrate materials to get the proper cleaning results.  Once the packet of ammonia remover is saturated by the water in the tank, I don't believe any more water will pass through it if it were just laying in the tank.  The rest of the water will flow around it.  If you are having an ammonia problem, you can add some plants and you can treat the water with a liquid product like Amquel.  Make certain that you are doing timely water exchanges each month.  At the same time, you want to replace one of the three filtering products in the Aquaclear filer system in rotation.  If all that fails to solve the problem,  you might need to reduce the fish population.  The rule of thumb is one inch of fish for each gallon of water in the tank.  Bigger fish produce more waste so you want to have fewer fish in the tank to maintain a healthy environment for them.

Question 3

Is the Ammonia Remover used in place of the Carbon bag, and if so, for how long? Does the filter work just as well without the carbon bag?

Accepted Answer

april, i use carbon bag and ammonia bag, its a tight fit but it works great, so in total i use 1) foam 2) biomax 3) carbon and 4) ammonia, i replace carbon and ammonia every 2 months, i replace foam every 12 months and i never replace biomax, hope this helps - matt

Question 4

Does it make sense to use both the Aquaclear Ammonia Remover and the AquaClear BioMax in the filter at the same time?  Is order important?

Accepted Answer

Per previous answer, I think you can eliminate both the charcoal and ammonia remover if you are using biomax.

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