Ammonia in tap water in VA?

[YSS]

I am detecting ammonia in tap water. Around .5ppm!!! What the heck? I heard something about false positive, but anyone else seeing this?

 

[emartin]

Are you sure it isn't chloramines? Have you contacted your water supply company and have you tried a different, new test kit?

 

[YSS]

How do you tell whether it's chloromine? I use API test kit. The test kit itself is old, but I detected no ammonia in my 90G tank, but I did detect about .25 in my 265G which I did 50% water changes two days in a row due to medication. So, I tested the tap and it showed about .5.

 

[emartin]

As long as you are using a water conditioner that detoxifies both ammonia and chloramines you're safe, but I'd contact your water supply company just to be sure. Your water company will know what's in your water.