Ammonia in tap water

[scott bowler]

hi guys i was just wondering if anyone else in sydney if finding Ammonia readings from there tap water. if some of you could do a test strate from the tap and let me know that would be great thank you,
i do have a reading its not high but there is one there not helping me with some water probs i am haveing at the moment .
thank you anyone that can get back to me scott

[ozarowana]

Most ammonia test kits will pick up chloramines.

[ILLUSN]

mate, I got slight pos readings after the last big rain in syd I assume it was due to increasing the amount of chloroamine to keep down the giadia and crypto, i upped my doasage of prime to a 5x dose and it seemed to help

[scott bowler]

thanks guys

[samir]

You're probably getting your water from prospect, like me.
Ammonia max 0.4 mg/l
Monochloramine max 1.5 mg/l
Chlorine < 0.1 mg/l

seachem
DIRECTIONS: Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 gallons*) of new water. For smaller doses, please note each cap thread is approx. 1 mL). This removes approximately 0.8 mg/L ammonia, 1.2 mg/L chloramine, or 3.3 mg/L chlorine.

so a double dose should be fine just to be safe.

[TW]

My tap water has always tested for for both ammonia and nitrate.

[ILLUSN]

Don't think so samir, thought quakers and "the riff" were both direct from warragamba, prospect only services east of parramatta, still wouldn't suprise the dam looks like $*!+ i bet the warer in that is no better then prospect.

[ILLUSN]

Don't think so samir, thought quakers and "the riff" were both direct from warragamba, prospect only services east of parramatta, still wouldn't suprise the dam looks like $*!+ i bet the water in that is no better then prospect.

[samir]

Don't think so samir, thought quakers and "the riff" were both direct from warragamba, prospect only services east of parramatta,

i got that info from Sydney Water, so yes I think so. :P LOL


I've been having a lot of problems with my water lately, Scotty. I hardly change water anymore.

[scott bowler]

yeah thik i may have to go the same way for a while . thanks guys

[samir]

maybe we need to filter with zeolite before adding water to the tank ? I wonder if it comes in 20kg bags.

[scott bowler]

we may have to get some cheap canisters and just run our ageing barrels through it .

[ILLUSN]

i got that info from Sydney Water, so yes I think so. LOL

appologies Samir I stand corrected

[samir]

did you hear the news ? warragamba's got an algae bloom :lol: :lol: :lol: