Strange El Deaths - Not Dropsy ... Not Whitespot ???!
#21
Posted 03 April 2011 - 04:32 PM
Will be doing regular water changes, feed every 3 days and of course keep testing the water.
Hopefully start to see improvement soon.
Thanks All :-)
#22
Posted 03 April 2011 - 07:27 PM
#23
Posted 04 April 2011 - 07:39 PM
Ammonia is very low - less than 25ppm
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - still very high ... but hopeful that they are coming down.
Water cloudiness has gone, no more dead fish and they all do seem a bit happier today. More active.
Have attached pic of tank today.
Will keep the updates coming.
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#24
Posted 05 April 2011 - 08:45 PM
#25
Posted 07 April 2011 - 07:41 PM
(another water change done yesterday, forgot to mention that)
Today - no more fatalities either ... about to test & post results.
Tested, and no change ....
Edited by sharna3, 08 April 2011 - 05:10 PM.
#26
Posted 08 April 2011 - 05:13 PM
Tested - ammonia & nitrite = 0
Nitrates - 80ppm !!!!!!!! Still high but finally have broken the 160ppm+ mark and the nitrates are DROPPING!
So happy, our perserverance with water changes, reduced feeding etc., is finally starting to pay off and the poor little guys water is starting to improve.
to everyone who gave feedback and advice and more!
#27
Posted 08 April 2011 - 06:15 PM
#28
Posted 09 April 2011 - 02:35 PM
Well, we aren't done yet - but I would say in the past 12-14 days we would have done at least 9 water changes, between 30 & 50% each time. The nitrates were obviously that high :-(
#29
Posted 09 April 2011 - 02:45 PM
Good work! Thats great progress, now its come down to a detectable level it will be a bit more rewarding to see it drop.
Krystal @ Aquotix
#30
Posted 09 April 2011 - 05:53 PM
yow, try and work out how high they were originally! my quick n dirty calculation puts them around 2000+ ppm
#31
Posted 10 April 2011 - 06:17 PM
Good work! Thats great progress, now its come down to a detectable level it will be a bit more rewarding to see it drop.
Krystal @ Aquotix
Thx Krystal - I def couldn't have done it without your help. Simply clear still going in every 3 days. Next challenge is the worms / parasites that are also there, as 3 of the fish are showing signs of that ... but will wait til my nitrates are under control.
My ammonia is also sitting at about 0.25ppm - do I need to get some ammo lock or similar to address this ?
Hi Tranced,
Yes - huge. That would be about right. The funny thing is I actually read today that nitrates aren't harmful ... ! Its been a battle but I think I am actually winning now
#32
Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:53 PM
Whoever wrote that deserves to be shot, or locked in a sealed room and told not to worry cos CO2 isnt harmful.
#33
Posted 10 April 2011 - 09:07 PM
Could the reason the ammonia is still up be because your canister isn't cycled yet?????
#34
Posted 10 April 2011 - 10:26 PM
#35
Posted 10 April 2011 - 10:38 PM
Minimise the feedings......every 3 days tops at this stage and just make sure the ammonia does not get get above 0.5ppm (obviously a reading of 0ppm is desirable)
Keep it up.....it wont be this hard soon enough, it will be worth all the effort youve put in and you can go back to enjoying the tank again
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#36
Posted 11 April 2011 - 06:37 AM
Whoever wrote that deserves to be shot, or locked in a sealed room and told not to worry cos CO2 isnt harmful.
Over react much?
When people talk of high nitrates its usually 80-160ppm as per the test kits. No that is not harmful to the fish. That's not to say its not good practice to keep them much lower, I think everyone would agree that the lower the better.
2000+ppm that requires 20 water changes to get rid of *is* likely very harmful
Sharna3 - I've already given you very detailed instructions on how to cycle your tank without chemicals. Looking for a solution in a bottle all the time doesn't really teach you anything.
Edited by MrOrange, 11 April 2011 - 06:41 AM.
#37
Posted 13 April 2011 - 08:00 PM
Nitrites - 0
Ammonia - almost 0 (definitely less than 0.25ppm)
Nitrate - between 40-80ppm
Yeesssss! Still getting better. Much happier fish
#38
Posted 14 April 2011 - 07:25 PM
#39
Posted 15 April 2011 - 08:00 PM
My nitrites are at 0, ammonia has also dropped and is just off 0 - the test result is the slightest tinge of green.
But - I did lose a fish yesterday ... I think more to that parasite problem I think is there ... poor little bugger was almost completely white. So bit sad about that.
Guys - what nitrate level is reasonable to expect to get down to???
#40
Posted 15 April 2011 - 08:38 PM
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