ammonia reducing filter media?

i have a problem with the water i have and until i get the RO machine (parents wont let me get one till summer) i need something to help params. is there any reef safe ammonia removing media i can put in to the water to help? thanks.

 

Not sure if there is any. I use prime in my water but all the media I have seen for ammonia removal says "Freshwater Only" so I have not had the courage or desire to try.

 

I'd say zeolite like brightwell neo zeo media.

 

First of all, have you figured out why you're having ammonia issues?

 

its the water. i get it from the store and it says RO its just not DI

 

Well that stinks man! RO should still take out a significant amount of ammonia. Are you getting it from an LFS or just a water machine? If from the LFS, I'd recommend you tell them to replace their membrane!

Have you considered buying distilled water instead while you're waiting on your own RO/DI?

 

is distilled better?

 

RO shouldn't have any ammonia.....tap water to begin with shouldn't have any ammonia because of EPA standards, let alone RO water.

Distilled is pretty pure stuff though, it's up there with RODI water in terms of purity.

 

Are you sure its the water? Take some of the new water you use and test it to see what its parameters are.

It could be something else in your tank/setup causing this.

What size tank and bio load do you have? Maybe you need more live rock or something..just shooting in the dark here until we know a little more!

 

30 lbs sand, 25 lbs rock, 1 clown, 1 firefish, numerous corals, no inverts besides tridacna clam. red sea prizm skimmer, fuge, chaeto, 5 mangroves, halimeda, and red gracilaria. i may have missed something.