what ammonia level is safe

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    Ammonia toxicity changes for different organisms but one thing is constant and that the desired level is as close to zero as is possible. Marine organisms and fish tend to be more sensitive and where as fish that have evolved to live in ponds or puddles such as carp or paridise fish tend to be less so.

     

    As a rule of thumb and if measured directly we use the following chart.

    NH3 level 

    PPM

    (mg/L)

    From

    PPM

    (mg/L)

    To
    safe 0.001 0.020
    alert 0.020 0.050
    alarm 0.050 0.200
    toxic 0.200 0.500
    deadly 0.500+  

    NH3 is reported in the unit of ppm but this is interchangble with mg/L as it is a gas disolved in water.

     

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    The seneye device and seneye connect appliaction allows you to look at free ammonia between 0.001ppm and 0.500ppm. The seneye.me website stores all the ammonia history from your device.