Tank size: 33 gal
pH: 7.6 / 7.8
ammonia: .6
nitrite: 0
nitrate: ?
kH: 50 mg/l
gH: 60 mg/l
tank temp: 80
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Little white lines all over the glass and ornaments, apox. 1 mm long or less. Not on the fish.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: None yet - set up for 8 days.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Flourite mixed with gravel, aquaplus, cycle.
Tank inhabitants: 1 glo-light tetra, 1 blood fin tetra, 1 swordtail, 1 lemon tetra.
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 20 lb gravel, store bought mopani drift wood.
Exposure to chemicals: None
Digital photo (include if possible): N/A
I bought a used tank online with a filter,heater,4 fish,and a mixture of flourite/gravel. I added 20 lb of rinced gravel, and a piece of mopani driftwood bought from a pet store 3 years ago, that had been soaked for several months then sat dry unused for 2 years.Rinced before adding.
This tank had been set up and running when i bought it for over a year. It was very covered in algae and neglected. I didn't notice the white lines when i bought it - but that was probably because everything was covered in algae. The tank looked fine for a few days but very murky, then i noticed these moving lines on EVERYTHING.
I rinced everything - but the flourite/gravel was too hard to get clean. A friend speculates the parasites came from the gravel.
I own copper safe, aquarium salt, Jungle fungas tabs, and pima fix.
I want to add plants and more fish to my new tank! but am horrified to find out i already have a problem. What can i do to completely wipe out these things??? Before I add anything else to the tank!
Thanks so much.
pH: 7.6 / 7.8
ammonia: .6
nitrite: 0
nitrate: ?
kH: 50 mg/l
gH: 60 mg/l
tank temp: 80
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Little white lines all over the glass and ornaments, apox. 1 mm long or less. Not on the fish.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: None yet - set up for 8 days.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Flourite mixed with gravel, aquaplus, cycle.
Tank inhabitants: 1 glo-light tetra, 1 blood fin tetra, 1 swordtail, 1 lemon tetra.
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 20 lb gravel, store bought mopani drift wood.
Exposure to chemicals: None
Digital photo (include if possible): N/A
I bought a used tank online with a filter,heater,4 fish,and a mixture of flourite/gravel. I added 20 lb of rinced gravel, and a piece of mopani driftwood bought from a pet store 3 years ago, that had been soaked for several months then sat dry unused for 2 years.Rinced before adding.
This tank had been set up and running when i bought it for over a year. It was very covered in algae and neglected. I didn't notice the white lines when i bought it - but that was probably because everything was covered in algae. The tank looked fine for a few days but very murky, then i noticed these moving lines on EVERYTHING.
I rinced everything - but the flourite/gravel was too hard to get clean. A friend speculates the parasites came from the gravel.
I own copper safe, aquarium salt, Jungle fungas tabs, and pima fix.
I want to add plants and more fish to my new tank! but am horrified to find out i already have a problem. What can i do to completely wipe out these things??? Before I add anything else to the tank!
Thanks so much.
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