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i took the filter out when i started the ick meds last friday

I read that the meds are taking out the bateria in the tank, the good bateria to keep a balance tank. It says that nitrate is caused by overfeeding, fish waste, inadequate biological filtration. That is why i put in the filter. Also the dead fish in the tank didnt help the BALANCE in the tank...

The tank has been up and running for over 10 years. Everything was fine until i got the fish. I did a nitrate test sunday night and it was netrual.

I can tell you this......since friday when i started treating ick, the fish either sat at the bottom of the tank or at the top. Teh didnt move much at all. Since i add the filter and added the stress zyme an hour ago, the fish are swimming around and acting normal before i started treating...

I bought two fish and a alage eater friday from a pet store. The fish was fine but the alage eater was covered in ick. So I took out the filter, turned up the temp to 80 degrees and treated them with ick. Today, i got home and one of the fish i had in the tank died. I checked the nitrate...