Recent content by ctpan

Lots of good discussion and thank you for all the suggestions. It doesn't sound like there was consensus of what actually caused the issue. I believe ph level has been ruled out. Differing opinions on the salt but I can take that out of the equation with water changes. The other was not...

What's the treatment for chloramine?

I tested the tap water right away.

Expiration says 2024.

When using the test strip, tank and tap water chlorine both read 0. I was expecting a non zero reading from the tap.

Yes, I use a conditioner, tetra aquasafe. From the town's water report they test for chlorine but did not see a test for chloramine. Correction, the town's water report say tested ph is 7.9 (from 2 years ago).

Using test strips, the ph was at a constant 6.4 the first 12 days before I got fish. After introducing fish and them dying in 5 hours the next day I got API master kit. Using that gave a reading of 7.6. Tested it 2x in the last 4 days and all were 7.6. Testing with the strip now gives 6.4...

I added the salt direct and waited for it to dissolve before adding the fish. Not sure if that makes a difference. The ph of 6.4 was done with a test strip (before I got fish), then I got the API master test kit (after I got fish) after I was told strips are not accurate. The ph of tap after...

I added 6 tablespoons directly into the tank prior to adding fish so it matches the standard dose you mentioned.

Yes, floated the bag for 30 mins, then poked some holes and let it sit for another 15 mins. Even though the water levels looked ok I wonder if there was something else that was toxic which I did not test for.

Hi, Looking for some advice/insight into what caused fish death. I have a 29 gallon freshwater tank about 12 days old. After setting it up I added fish flakes for 2 days and bottled bacteria hoping to kick start cycling. About 2 days in water got cloudy then cleared up a little in a week...