Recent content by mikelamb

Really appreciate all the help! Thanks.

Yes they have stopped gasping for air and are acting far better tonight. No sign of pareasites as far as I can see.

Hi, Fish seem to be not so stressed tonight. Nitrate has dropped to around 40. Just wondering what your thoughts are on Tetra Aqua EasyBalance. Would it help to reduce the nitrate quickly along with a water change. Thanks again for your help. Mike.

My nitrate has always been ok, the fish seem really stressed at the moment. Hopefully the 50% water change I did earlier with the gravell cleaner/syphon will take effect soon. How long should it take before I would see an improvement in the fish. I took out some partially dead leaves earlier...

Tap water is reading about 20. It is a liquid test kit by the way.

Will the carbon sponge help to reduce Nitrates? Really horrible watching them struggle! But I don't know what else I can do. Up untill now I have had no trouble, so really stressed with this!

We do use them but not close to the tank.

Thanks, I will carry out your suggestions and see how it looks tomorrow, I will let you know how I get on. Mike.

Nothing been added for 3 weeks now. I am going to have to hope for the best with this but got to be honest I fear the worst!

It started before the water change, by the way thanks for your help with this. The only thing that seems to have changed is the nitrate level. The fish appear to look ok except for the gasping.

The fish are diving to the bottom and then darting to the surface quickly. The nitrate is reading about 80 mg/l. The problem has come out of the blue.The gills look ok. I am pretty sure nothing has got into the water.

Hi, Nitrite 0 ammonia 0.25 api test kit. 125 L Tank. 5 Mollys, 5 neons and 1 plec. I have turned the aeration pump right up. Thanks for your help.

Hi All, All of a sudden My fish are gasping for air. I have tested the water and found that the nitrate is really high. (about 80mg/l perhaps more) I have done a 50% water change but I have found that My tap water is high in nitrate anyway. Is there anything I can do to help the situation like...

Hi All, I am unsure about the ph test within the kit. When I use the ph test solution the reading comes out at 7.6. When I then use the ph high range it comes out at 8.2. Should I just use the normal ph test or the high range ? I hope this makes sense to you as I am a little confused! Mike.

Thanks Alan. :good: