🐟 API AMMO-LOCK Ammonia Detoxifier: Safeguard Your Fish from Toxic Ammonia Review

Cartridge cap kept my 8 year old Tetras alive with ammonia levels above 8.0ppm for over two years. I finally gave up trying to remove the ammonia with water changes and everything else. Put the fish in a new smaller aquarium that I've been working in without fish for over a month and have actually worked on a bike. I bought a new large tank and my 8+ year old tetras are back home and looking really good. The API launch ritual is a different story. this product didn't work for me. I had to run…

Will not buy again. I followed the instructions in the letter and added it to my 30 gallon aquarium, it turned to water and gave off such a horrible ammonia smell I thought I had done something wrong. So I did a 25% water change and the situation hasn't improved, still had a terrible ammonia smell. Wait 2 more days and do another water change, the water will start to clear. # Weeks later my 40 gallons showed a slight increase in ammonia levels and I decided to give this tank a try. I added it…

I don't know how to estimate the thickness because the substance has the fluidity of water. This is a lifesaver for my fish. I have exotic goldfish and they produce insane amounts of ammonia. I've tried everything to reduce it. Even with ammonia-reducing filter pads, ammonia-reducing water conditioner, weekly water changes, and feeding every other day, my ammonia levels are still off the charts. This product helps reduce the potential harm that ammonia can cause. I had a few fish that were…

I have to admit that part of the reason I bought this product was the brand name. In the end I was quite happy with other API products. That was my first mistake. My second mistake was reading all the 5 star reviews while neglecting to read the 1 star reviews. My third mistake was adding this product to my tank. I carefully followed the directions on the bottle and after 2 days the water was cloudy and my goldfish was barely alive. I immediately did a 90% water change and treated my poor…

I lost fish for over five years and only lost fish occasionally until AMMO LOCK came along. After carefully adding AMMO LOCK as directed, I went to bed. The next morning I found all the fish at the top of the tank desperately trying to escape. I immediately took a water sample, set it aside and started the water change. When I switched to 50% I tested the first sample and it was almost black at 8ppm. The second sample taken on a 50% water change was 4ppm so I kept changing the water and…

I am a very experienced aquarist but due to cleaning my filters too well I once had ammonia tested at 0.25ppm in my 90 gallon goldfish aquarium. I have used this product twice. once and twice the next day my water was very cloudy and my ammonia level went up to 4 parts per million overnight! I had no idea what happened the first time but after putting Ammo Lock back in my tank last night and got exactly the same results this morning. I'm pretty sure the ammo lock was the cause of the cloudy…

I'm new to the aquarium and I was wrong when I thought my aquarium had a cycle when it didn't. When I added my first fish (a month after installation), my ammonia level exceeded the maximum on the test strip. The test water was dark blue, almost black! I used it for its intended purpose. At one point I had a massive bacterial bloom and couldn't even see my fish, but continued to test and use as directed, along with daily 10-20% water changes. The water cleared up within a week. Haze is a good…

I bought this product to use with Melafix (also from API). If you use Melafix, it is recommended that you remove the carbon filter and clean the water for 7 days in a row and then do a water change. You must use an ammo block to prevent ammonia from building up during this time. All my fish died by day 3. The API told me I had too many fish and the ammonia exploded (they didn't even know what type/size of fish I had or what type/size of filter I was using in my tank). I told them I use their…

Obviously, most of the bad reviews here aren't based on false assumptions. This material, like all ammonia blocking products, will not solve your ammonia problem. This is only to make the high levels of ammonia non-toxic to the fish for 24-48 hours. This will prevent your fish from dying from ammonia. Just a small amount of ammonia will kill the fish within a few days. If you don't change the water and remove the ammonia, you will continue to get high levels of ammonia until your beneficial…