Yesterday, I noticed the ammonia levels rose to around 0.25 ppm.  I was concerned but was warned that this would happen around this time.  Today, they rose slightly above the 0.25 mark, and I decided to take action.

My aquarium has been officially open for eight days now, and in light of the increase of ammonia, I decided to do a partial water change.

I ended up completing a 10% water change and added a very small amount of Prime by Seachem.  The recommended dose of Prime is 5 mL per 50 gallons of water.  I read that using this kind of detoxifier can cause problems reading ammonia levels in the water, so I decided to keep it at a minimum.  Instead of preparing it for all 10 gallons (1 mL), I put less than half a milliliter in a gallon of water, and poured about 3/4 of a gallon into my tank.  The second measure I have taken is an immediate reduction in food.

If anyone has any suggestions or sees any problems with what I’ve done here, please by all means let me know.  I’m still learning so any advice would be beneficial.