bet youd just about had enough of fish after a few days of changing the water, mines in the lounge so isnt too bad but still changing 120l of water twice a day isnt much fun........... saying that i know it will be worth it in the end 
New 240l Tank. Nitrite, Nitrate Etc Levels?
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Spooky76
Fish Addict
lol.
Yeh - it was worth it, looks great now and have no problems 'touch wood' for over 6 months. Just regular 25ltr water changes every week which isnt too bad.
Good luck with it, sure it will look great once its all finished.
Yeh - it was worth it, looks great now and have no problems 'touch wood' for over 6 months. Just regular 25ltr water changes every week which isnt too bad.
Good luck with it, sure it will look great once its all finished.
eb2
Fish Crazy
I've just been going through the same thing with a tiny 3 gal tank with one fish, hi nitrites racked my nerves, what conditioner do you like?
got home from work and checked the levels straight away, the nitrite has reduced but the ammonia is still quite high so i vacumed the gravel again and did a 60% water change. The levels before the water change were Ammonia 1, Nitrite 0.25, Nitrate 10.
all the fish are still looking healthy and swimming about normally, the only thing i did notice is that my Tiger Barbs have lost some of there colour and are now looking very pail, before they were really bright and looked stunning
Ive been using API Stress coat as the water conditioner and Bacterlife to help activate the filter media
all the fish are still looking healthy and swimming about normally, the only thing i did notice is that my Tiger Barbs have lost some of there colour and are now looking very pail, before they were really bright and looked stunning
Ive been using API Stress coat as the water conditioner and Bacterlife to help activate the filter media
eb2
Fish Crazy
got home from work and checked the levels straight away, the nitrite has reduced but the ammonia is still quite high so i vacumed the gravel again and did a 60% water change. The levels before the water change were Ammonia 1, Nitrite 0.25, Nitrate 10.
all the fish are still looking healthy and swimming about normally, the only thing i did notice is that my Tiger Barbs have lost some of there colour and are now looking very pail, before they were really bright and looked stunning
Ive been using API Stress coat as the water conditioner and Bacterlife to help activate the filter media
I was using stress coat but switched tp amquel + with the water change, and this am my levels are at your recent prewater change level so i added TLC and novaqua + but I'm wonder how long I should wait to do another water change, also I added more total gravel including some from my other tank, and a small plant that the goldies dug up
rabbut
I don't bite, all that often...
Mature madia will speed things along, if you can get some/ get some more. It would appear as though something caursed the bactiria to die off while you were moving it over for the first time, st24rsap.
eb2, 50% is the most it is recomended to do, but if ammonia and or nitrite are sky high, the stress of a larger water change eill be far less than that of leaving them in ammonia/nitrite filled water. If ammonia or nitrite are off the chart, I personaly would change 75% plus a time. If below 1, I'd go to 50%.
All the best
Rabbut
eb2
Fish Crazy
Lucky for me my water source is about 6 yards from my tanks LOL
You know I hadn't thought about that but whenI medicated the fish I bet that killed everything(next time I'll know to add more media as soon as meds are finished)
I've been changing 1 gal which I guess is about 40% in there, the ammonia has been .25, and the nitrate I'd say .25-.50 (lost my color chart but its light orange to the eye) it's the nitrite thats been high, yesterday morning I guess it was off the charts, I changed water AM, and again PM plus last night I added about a handful of my goldfish media plus new rocks, and nitrite was down to .25 and was holding at .25 this AM. I added some conditioner (novaqua + and TLC) before I left the house, when I get home I will add more goldfish media and do a full 50% water change. I have not been vacuuming the gravel accept lightly across the surface. thanks for your help
rabbut
I don't bite, all that often...
Not yet cycled, but the levels are all "safe"
Can I surgest that you look into getting some mature media if you haven't already? Where abouts are you based? I'm shure someone here will be willing to help.All the best
Rabbut
Cheers for all the advice and help rabbut
I have transfered some more media from my other tank to the new filter after i changed the water earlier
How will i know when the cycling has completed or when it is working properly?
I have transfered some more media from my other tank to the new filter after i changed the water earlier
How will i know when the cycling has completed or when it is working properly?
rabbut
I don't bite, all that often...
Cheers for all the advice and help rabbut
I have transfered some more media from my other tank to the new filter after i changed the water earlier
How will i know when the cycling has completed or when it is working properly?
Once levels for ammonia and nitrite have tested zero for a week without waterchanges, you are cycled for that fish load
After that, its a case of SLOWLY building up the numbers of fish in the tank to reach full capacity. Remember not to double your numbers in one week, or you may put yourself back to square one. After adding fish, its good practice to rest all levels dayly to ensure they are all where they should be.HTH
Rabbut
Cheers again, fingers crossed we should start getting somewhere soon now the new filter media is in there
I dont plan on getting many more fish, maybe another up side down catty and i lost a lovely cory a few months back so wouldnt mind a few of them as i think they are lovely fish
anyway i shall keep testing and changing the water as required and wait see what happens
I dont plan on getting many more fish, maybe another up side down catty and i lost a lovely cory a few months back so wouldnt mind a few of them as i think they are lovely fish
anyway i shall keep testing and changing the water as required and wait see what happens
latest test results, been the same for the last few days with no change
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0.25 - 0.5
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
The ammonia doesnt want to reduce, even with 50% water changes at least once a day it never goes below 0.25 - 0.5
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0.25 - 0.5
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
The ammonia doesnt want to reduce, even with 50% water changes at least once a day it never goes below 0.25 - 0.5
andywg
Bored into leaving
Most recommended by whom? So long as you are fairly frequently doing water changes and not artificially changing any parameters then provided the temp, pH and KH (and salinity where appropriate) are in teh same ball park then anything up to 100% is fine. Many breeders do frequent 50-80% water changes on fry tanks, and fry are far more sensitive to any changes than juvenile or adult fish.
The desire not to do too many large a water change is from the gradual cross from days when water changes were considered detrimental to the health of the fish and the tank, together with those who believe that any new water going into the tank must be exactly the same as the temperature of the water in the tank or all the fish will instantly die, completely forgetting what happens in the wild when it rains.
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