needed advise

[fishluver]

If my ammonia and nitrat levels r hig how do i get them to go down?
If I do a 30% water change will that help...I need to know fast... Thanks

 

[shadow]

In order to bring down the levels, you need to do daily water changes until the levels are 0. I would suggest a 25%-30% water change. Your tank is cycling so keep an eye on the levels and keep up with the water changes and you should be all right.

 

[fishluver]

ok...one more thing...when i do a water change, I use a gravel suction thing...that gets the debris from the bottom of the tank...can i use that when i am doing my water changes, or does it need to be only the water from the top of the tank.

 

[shadow]

Usually when you vaccume the gravel, that is when you would do the water changes (when your tank is stabilized). When I was doing water changes, I would vaccume the gravel every other day. That's when I would do the 25%-30% water change. On the days I didn't use the vaccume, I would take water from the top of the tank.

IMO do water changes depending upon your levels. If the ammonia is not too high, then I would wait and see if it drops the next day. You could also read up on cycling Nitrogen CyclingCycle with these two links.

 

[fishluver]

Why is it cycling? This is not a new tank...

 

[shadow]

There could have been something that maybe killed off your benificial bacteria. How long was the tank running for and did you cycle the tank before?

 

[fishluver]

Yes I cycled it about 6 or 7 months ago...I have 4 tanks in total...I have 2 tanks that the fish r dying in...a 40 gal guppy tank, and 55 gal molly tank. One fish will dye, while another is lying on the bottom fixin to die. No illness that i can see. I have not had a death in months, all the sudden I have lost 6 fish total from both tanks, in 3 days, and 2 in the big tank lying on bottom, and 1 in guppy tank laying. I am stumped...I am going to water change in both tanks...I haven't a clue what has happened.