Did adding eco complete affect your ph and ammonia levels??

[SusieQ]

Hi....
I recently added some eco complete (1 bag to cover a small portion of the tank) to my discus tank and am experiencing a rise in my ph and a bit of ammonia... The ammonia has since gone away thanks to wcs... but I am wondering if the eco complete affects anything. The bag says that it may in soft water and I have very soft well water. Anyone else see any changes in water parameters when using it in an already set up tank or would it be something else I need to investigate??? Thanks for any feedback... Sue

[ILLUSN]

I didn't notice any changes to my water when i top up the tank with fresh eco complete, here in Oz we get the dry version with no black water extract added, is this the same type that you're using?

[SusieQ]

Hi Illusn..
The kind I bought had some liquid in it. The packaging (which of course I no Longer have..duh...) said something about the liquid containing some sort of bacteria and if the tank was established to drain the liquid. So I drained most of the liquid but did not rinse the material before adding it to the tank. I am wanting to add another package of the eco complete and add more swords etc but not if it's gonna mess with my water parameters too much.. Guess I could add a bit to a bowl of tap water and see what happens.. but it's very expensive here so I really don't want to buy it if I'm not going to use it. I think I will wait a day or so and see if my water paramters change.. Thanks for your feedback.... Anyone else use eco complete?? Thanks Sue