STACY CURTIS
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I've been in this hobby for approximately 2 years. I've gone through thousands of dollars of fish and tanks and plants and ornaments and meds, etc.
I have 5 tanks:
A 2.5 Top Fin split with 2 Koi bettas, one on each side (I know I know, but they are happy and better off than the cups that Petco/Petsmart have. My water levels are perfect)https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157457084736609&set=pcb.10157457085331609&type=3&theater
I have a 5 gallon quarantine tank (Marina Slim) , has no substrate, 1 log, a coconut cave and currently holds 4 babies I got for free from Petco (I don't know what they are yet)
I have a 10 gallon planted tank (Marina Slim) with gravel, 2 guppies, 3 small platies, 1 muppy, 2 neon tetras, 1 betta, and 2 kuhli loaches (I get these from parents of students) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157457084906609&set=pcb.10157457085331609&type=3&theater
I have a 20 gallon Marina Slim with an Aquaclear 50 Filter on it. It is a planted tank with 1 betta, 1 molly, 6 cory cats, 2 otos, and 5 small guppies. I recently lost a lot of fish due to columnaris....nasty disease.
And finally, the crem' de la creme (did I spell that right?) my 55 gallon planted with 2 Aquaclear 70 filters. This tank is the United Nations of fish. I have a few of everything. Peacock gobies, bumblebee gobies. A Betta, a pea puffer, a few dwarf sparkling guaramis, a few otos, 2 plecos, a few cory cats, a few female guppies and a few female mollies. I used to have platys but they all died in a few days of each other which brings me to my reason for being here ..finally, right?
My 55 had high Nitrates....I've changed almost 50% every time I've done a change once a week and the lowest I can get is 40, I bought Algone and placed that in the filter, no dice, so I got the 2nd filter and added it to the other side and now I have 0.25 of Nitrite!! Does each filter need to cycle? Is that why I suddenly have nitrItes? My 55 also has started to grow Black beard algae which I read was because of the big water changes I was throwing C02 out of wack. I don't have a C02 system set up in the tank. So I went on Amazon and bought the Seachem Excel that should arrive Wednesday to tackle the algae. For nitrites I read that I should add aquarium salt, but I also read that the salt is not good for cory cats. I've also read big water changes are okay and then I read to do numerous small ones. I can not find one definitive answer. I did a week ago add 2 rainbow sharks to the 55 which is also the time I added the second filter. And I added some more substrate, not sure if that has anything to do with my levels.
So can anyone help me with the Nitrate problem and why I suddenly have Nitrites?
Thanks for listening.
I have 5 tanks:
A 2.5 Top Fin split with 2 Koi bettas, one on each side (I know I know, but they are happy and better off than the cups that Petco/Petsmart have. My water levels are perfect)https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157457084736609&set=pcb.10157457085331609&type=3&theater
I have a 5 gallon quarantine tank (Marina Slim) , has no substrate, 1 log, a coconut cave and currently holds 4 babies I got for free from Petco (I don't know what they are yet)
I have a 10 gallon planted tank (Marina Slim) with gravel, 2 guppies, 3 small platies, 1 muppy, 2 neon tetras, 1 betta, and 2 kuhli loaches (I get these from parents of students) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157457084906609&set=pcb.10157457085331609&type=3&theater
I have a 20 gallon Marina Slim with an Aquaclear 50 Filter on it. It is a planted tank with 1 betta, 1 molly, 6 cory cats, 2 otos, and 5 small guppies. I recently lost a lot of fish due to columnaris....nasty disease.
And finally, the crem' de la creme (did I spell that right?) my 55 gallon planted with 2 Aquaclear 70 filters. This tank is the United Nations of fish. I have a few of everything. Peacock gobies, bumblebee gobies. A Betta, a pea puffer, a few dwarf sparkling guaramis, a few otos, 2 plecos, a few cory cats, a few female guppies and a few female mollies. I used to have platys but they all died in a few days of each other which brings me to my reason for being here ..finally, right?
My 55 had high Nitrates....I've changed almost 50% every time I've done a change once a week and the lowest I can get is 40, I bought Algone and placed that in the filter, no dice, so I got the 2nd filter and added it to the other side and now I have 0.25 of Nitrite!! Does each filter need to cycle? Is that why I suddenly have nitrItes? My 55 also has started to grow Black beard algae which I read was because of the big water changes I was throwing C02 out of wack. I don't have a C02 system set up in the tank. So I went on Amazon and bought the Seachem Excel that should arrive Wednesday to tackle the algae. For nitrites I read that I should add aquarium salt, but I also read that the salt is not good for cory cats. I've also read big water changes are okay and then I read to do numerous small ones. I can not find one definitive answer. I did a week ago add 2 rainbow sharks to the 55 which is also the time I added the second filter. And I added some more substrate, not sure if that has anything to do with my levels.
So can anyone help me with the Nitrate problem and why I suddenly have Nitrites?
Thanks for listening.