hi i bought some 5 frogs about 6 weeks ago, test the water with api master test kit after one week and amonia = 2 nitrate = 0 ph = 7.4 nitite = 0
so i done 50% change for 4 days until amonia = 0 nitrate = 0 nitrie = 0 but ph = 8.8(off the scale) (tap water =8.8)
lfs recomended leave tank for a week before any more changes/tests
test my water before change after waiting a week amonia = 3 to 4 nitrate =20 nitrite = 0 ph = 8.8
so 50% a day again until readings all 0
last week amonia 0.5, nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 ( tap water has risen to 8.8 lately) ammonia 0.25 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 6.8 this was 2 days after water change and no feed, before change amonia 0.5, nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 ( tap water has risen to 8.8 lately)
is this ok as i am following what my lfs are telling me, i just cant seem to keep the amonia away, the lfs said i was over feeding 3 weeks ago i was alternating daily between flake and blood worm, now cut back to blood worm once a week and flake every other day.
my tank is a juwel rekord 800
what volume is it? 110l
how is it filtered? internal
what filter maintenance, if any, are you doing? Are you changing any filter media at all? white sponge weekly, blue alternate each month cleaning in old tank water.
what fish do you have in there? What species, how many, how large are they? all small fish no more than 5months old. 3 angel fish, 2 mollies, 5 black phantom tetras, 5 cardinal tetras, 2 ghost glass catfish, 2 bristle nose plecs (1 male and 1 female) 2 buterfly plecs (hilstream loach) 5 dwarf affrican claw frogs (just over 1 month)
what is your feeding regime (how much how often?) Flake 1 pinch every other day and frozen blood worm once a week
what are your current test results for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH? How are you testing them? api master test kit gives me amonia 0.25 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 6.8 this was 2 days after water change and no feed, before change amonia 0.5, nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 ( tap water has risen to 8.8 lately)
what dechlorinator or water treatment are you using? tetra aqua safe
have any fish died and you haven't found their bodies? Are there any rotting plants in the tank? yes havnt seen 2 flying foxs since before christmas, checked everywhere i think.
thanks
ive also noticed the tank is starting to smell a little bit,i thought this was normal and just reading something now has made me think otherwise, is it normal?? this is all after the tank was left unplugged for a day by misstake 16 hours max, temp was at 18c when i got home and alarm was going off on thermometer. this was a few weeks back
so i done 50% change for 4 days until amonia = 0 nitrate = 0 nitrie = 0 but ph = 8.8(off the scale) (tap water =8.8)
lfs recomended leave tank for a week before any more changes/tests
test my water before change after waiting a week amonia = 3 to 4 nitrate =20 nitrite = 0 ph = 8.8
so 50% a day again until readings all 0
last week amonia 0.5, nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 ( tap water has risen to 8.8 lately) ammonia 0.25 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 6.8 this was 2 days after water change and no feed, before change amonia 0.5, nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 ( tap water has risen to 8.8 lately)
is this ok as i am following what my lfs are telling me, i just cant seem to keep the amonia away, the lfs said i was over feeding 3 weeks ago i was alternating daily between flake and blood worm, now cut back to blood worm once a week and flake every other day.
my tank is a juwel rekord 800
what volume is it? 110l
how is it filtered? internal
what filter maintenance, if any, are you doing? Are you changing any filter media at all? white sponge weekly, blue alternate each month cleaning in old tank water.
what fish do you have in there? What species, how many, how large are they? all small fish no more than 5months old. 3 angel fish, 2 mollies, 5 black phantom tetras, 5 cardinal tetras, 2 ghost glass catfish, 2 bristle nose plecs (1 male and 1 female) 2 buterfly plecs (hilstream loach) 5 dwarf affrican claw frogs (just over 1 month)
what is your feeding regime (how much how often?) Flake 1 pinch every other day and frozen blood worm once a week
what are your current test results for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH? How are you testing them? api master test kit gives me amonia 0.25 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 6.8 this was 2 days after water change and no feed, before change amonia 0.5, nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 ( tap water has risen to 8.8 lately)
what dechlorinator or water treatment are you using? tetra aqua safe
have any fish died and you haven't found their bodies? Are there any rotting plants in the tank? yes havnt seen 2 flying foxs since before christmas, checked everywhere i think.
thanks
ive also noticed the tank is starting to smell a little bit,i thought this was normal and just reading something now has made me think otherwise, is it normal?? this is all after the tank was left unplugged for a day by misstake 16 hours max, temp was at 18c when i got home and alarm was going off on thermometer. this was a few weeks back