Hello all,
thank you in advance for any help...
I'm at the point of frustration and almost ready to quit...
I've had my tank for 6 months now... about 3 months ago we were leaving for 14 days, so i bought an automatic fish feeder.... well, accidentally, that fell into the tank with all the food - i scooped as much out as possible.
ever since then, i can not get my tank to cycle... I've tried everything I've been told. i do not know what to do any longer... i use the vacuum every time i clean the tank... I've tried everything when it comes to cleaning and doing water changes, daily, every other day, waiting a couple of days... no matter what i do, when i change the water, 4 hours later my ammonia is through the roof, super dark green when tested... I've tested the water i use for the tank, comes back as no ammonia.
I've lost some fish... I'm using ammo lock to keep the current fish alive.
i tried to get a couple catfish, they lasted about 3 days...
I've used the bacteria start up, i went through 3 bottles of it, putting a cap full in each day, no luck
i've moved to feeding them every other day or every third day to make sure i'm not over feeding.
its a 54 gallon corner tank... has about 7 chichilds in it now... i have 2 Ehim cartridge filters
how can i get the tank to cycle and ammonia down?
I'm at a loss and ready to throw in the towel...
thank you in advance for any help...
I'm at the point of frustration and almost ready to quit...
I've had my tank for 6 months now... about 3 months ago we were leaving for 14 days, so i bought an automatic fish feeder.... well, accidentally, that fell into the tank with all the food - i scooped as much out as possible.
ever since then, i can not get my tank to cycle... I've tried everything I've been told. i do not know what to do any longer... i use the vacuum every time i clean the tank... I've tried everything when it comes to cleaning and doing water changes, daily, every other day, waiting a couple of days... no matter what i do, when i change the water, 4 hours later my ammonia is through the roof, super dark green when tested... I've tested the water i use for the tank, comes back as no ammonia.
I've lost some fish... I'm using ammo lock to keep the current fish alive.
i tried to get a couple catfish, they lasted about 3 days...
I've used the bacteria start up, i went through 3 bottles of it, putting a cap full in each day, no luck
i've moved to feeding them every other day or every third day to make sure i'm not over feeding.
its a 54 gallon corner tank... has about 7 chichilds in it now... i have 2 Ehim cartridge filters
how can i get the tank to cycle and ammonia down?
I'm at a loss and ready to throw in the towel...