Chickleta
07-08-2007, 12:10 PM
I've lost my mbunas. I have a 60g (yr old) group mostly mbunas fairly large and very harmonious. There were about 17 fish and have had a batch of yellow lab fry. Everything was wonderful. I also setup a 46g Tanganyikan tank that I started a couple weeks past.
I did a partial water change on both tanks yesterday, exactly the same procedure for each tank, I changed about 30%. The only difference is I added a couple of new items to the mbuna tank and this morning all 10 mbunas are dead. I had a few other surviors; 3 obliquidens, 1 exasperatus, 2 turquoise jewels, synodontis cat and a afra halo reef. I quickly moved them to my taniganikan tank and they appear ok so far, except for 1 jewel is lethargic. I can't figure where I went wrong I added a couple of rocks, which I have collected from the same site, properly scrubbed and boiled them. I had cored and processed a coconut, which I have another existing one in my Tang. tank. I added a piece of purchased sinking wood which was boiled prior and I also have an existing piece in Tang. tank.
When changing water I used the same water hose I always use, added the tap directely to the tank after adding tap water conditioner. As I add the water I add a mixed quart of tank water containing 3t. aquarium salt, 2 t. baking soda and 3T epsom salt. I do this everytime I remove water except I have only used the water hose method a couple of times. Previously I add containers of treated water, but it was effecting my elbows and I had to stop carrying water. The bottle of "tap water conditioner" indicated you can add water directly from the tap to the tank if you treat the tank first with the drops.
I checked my water and of course the nitrates and nitrites are high because of their little corpses. They were 0 last night. I use Jungle test strips and the Gh shows about 300, 0 Chlorine (would these reflect chlorimines?) Kh is over 8.4 it goes past my chart. Nitrates 20 and Nitrites 1.0. Temp is 80°.
I really screwed something up and I'm so belwildered as what the problem is. I'm heartsick :sad: :sad: as my fish are so special to me. They were totally dependent on meI let them down. They provided so much entainment and joy. I would rather not have fish than go through this sadness and certainly don't want this to EVER happen again.
Any ideas on what went wrong, adding water through the hose, the coconut or the rocks perhaps. Or where I go from here, how do I make sure my tank is safe should I decide to re-stock it. Any input would be much appreciated.
I did a partial water change on both tanks yesterday, exactly the same procedure for each tank, I changed about 30%. The only difference is I added a couple of new items to the mbuna tank and this morning all 10 mbunas are dead. I had a few other surviors; 3 obliquidens, 1 exasperatus, 2 turquoise jewels, synodontis cat and a afra halo reef. I quickly moved them to my taniganikan tank and they appear ok so far, except for 1 jewel is lethargic. I can't figure where I went wrong I added a couple of rocks, which I have collected from the same site, properly scrubbed and boiled them. I had cored and processed a coconut, which I have another existing one in my Tang. tank. I added a piece of purchased sinking wood which was boiled prior and I also have an existing piece in Tang. tank.
When changing water I used the same water hose I always use, added the tap directely to the tank after adding tap water conditioner. As I add the water I add a mixed quart of tank water containing 3t. aquarium salt, 2 t. baking soda and 3T epsom salt. I do this everytime I remove water except I have only used the water hose method a couple of times. Previously I add containers of treated water, but it was effecting my elbows and I had to stop carrying water. The bottle of "tap water conditioner" indicated you can add water directly from the tap to the tank if you treat the tank first with the drops.
I checked my water and of course the nitrates and nitrites are high because of their little corpses. They were 0 last night. I use Jungle test strips and the Gh shows about 300, 0 Chlorine (would these reflect chlorimines?) Kh is over 8.4 it goes past my chart. Nitrates 20 and Nitrites 1.0. Temp is 80°.
I really screwed something up and I'm so belwildered as what the problem is. I'm heartsick :sad: :sad: as my fish are so special to me. They were totally dependent on meI let them down. They provided so much entainment and joy. I would rather not have fish than go through this sadness and certainly don't want this to EVER happen again.
Any ideas on what went wrong, adding water through the hose, the coconut or the rocks perhaps. Or where I go from here, how do I make sure my tank is safe should I decide to re-stock it. Any input would be much appreciated.