Emergency!

[Dr1_veR]

Hi All

ive just bought 2 rummy nosed tetra. tank seems fine but they seem to be hinding behind a rock where the current isnt so bad. I have a samll 17L tank and the filter looks to be a bit too powerful. when they do come out of this hiding spot they are fighting the current. can anyone reccomend a filter that isnt going to cause a harsh current on my tank. Is this gonna be alright for they seem to be struggling and i dont want them dying. am i ok to turn the filter of for periods of time to give them rest till i get a new one tomorrow?

heres what tank i have
http/www.petsathome.com/shop/aqua-box-17-litre-aquarium-by-pets-at-home-%28available-in-store-only%29-36893

Heres some pics.

http/img541.imageshack.us/g/img1267d.jpg/

 

[waterdrop]

Sometimes the overall flow or the output direction can be adjusted on a filter, that would be the first thing to try. Sometimes its even possible to get creative with redirecting water flow.

If I'm reading your other threads correctly, it appears you've switched from a fishless cycle that had just begun to a fish-in cycle. Were you ever able to pick up a good quality liquid-reagent based test kit? That will be quite important now that the fish are potentially being exposed to ammonia and nitrite (which of course are deadly poisons to them.) The goal in fish-in situations is to try and hold both ammonia and nitrite(NO2) below 0.25ppm (as measured by a good kit) and be a detective in figuring out the size and frequency of water changes that will keep things that way until you can be home again to change more water. Water should be treated with a good conditioner, like Prime, and temperature matched (your hand is good enough for this.)

The ammonia and nitrite that will build up will be a much greater stress to your fish than the flow or water circulation, so that is the greater thing to pay attention to I believe.

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