Recent content by Southern Fist

Thanks. They are runny nose.

I added two small (quarter sized) angelfish on Thursday. I was expecting the tetras to avoid the angelfish, but the tetras are going after them. Do the angelfish need more time to establish themselves, or do I need bigger fish? Ridley

Well I did 4 water changes in all today, and the nitrites are down to .25. I was so relieved to get a test that wasn’t neon purple finally. I’m sure I’m not out of the woods yet, but I put some stress coat and prime after the last water change so hopefully the everything is going to get...

Thanks I’m really disappointed this happened. I just did a 80% change and my nitrites still haven’t gone down

Ok I really have found the issue. My nitrite tests were starting out purple, then fading to blue after 5 mins before adding fish. According to other websites, this indicates nitrite levels that are off the charts, not in check. Apparently, a test for nitrate should never have a purple...

I think I may know what the problem is. I added a lot of driftwood to the aquarium 3 days prior to adding the fish. My ph dropped considerably to 6.0. I brought the ph back up to the 7.0 range. I bet that threw my system out of whack

Yes I feel terrible. I still don’t understand how the filter was processing 3-4 ppm of ammonia with no trace of nitrite in 24 hours. Now feeding the fish sparingly has caused nitrites to rise so high. I didn’t feed the fish yesterday, have done (2)40-50% water changes, and readings still...

Thanks! I’m following the fertilization recommendation from the no co2 section of the Barr report forum, have a funnel 24/7 light, and dose excel. Oneof my fish has an issue. The visible white spot is also on the other side of his body (same location). Can someone tell me what it is?

Here they are, in all their threatened glory https://share.icloud.com/photos/0iIqtJLkM-8kOfBLK73GC8xDQ

The fish are doing awesome - all have bright red heads, they are schooling together and eating well! Its only the water i'm worried about Ridley

I did about a 30-40% water change this morning, then tested again. Nitrites were still at the same level to my dismay/surprise (I tested twice). I promptly hauled ass to petsmart to get some prime and dumped in three capfuls. Ammonia is still 0.0, I probably made a mistake by feeding them...

Heres my exposed jets. Surely this is enough pressure?

I’ve just added my tetras, and I’ve been testing my water every 6 hours or so. Ammonia has held steady at 0, but nitrites have risen to .5, and they’ve held steady there for about 24 hours. Should I add some prime, or give it a little more time to see if it drops? The teras all give bright...