Rookie mistake. Surfactant is apparently bad.
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Yep.. Surfactants, or soaps are bad..
but at only 8 drops, I dont know....
I'd just do some water changes, and see what happens.
Do you have plants and substrate already in the tank?
but at only 8 drops, I dont know....
I'd just do some water changes, and see what happens.
Do you have plants and substrate already in the tank?
Im probably going to get hated on for saying this.. Do a couple 100 percent water changes, add charcoal to your filter, let run a couple days, change it for fresh, get a few danios and put in your tank to test the water to see if it is safe. Its really the only way to tell and with that minute amt of surfactants, I dont think its advisable for you to have to tear your tank down completely and/or get rid of the expensive stuff you have in it.
I am in the other camp. I have cyled 12-15 tanks using ammonia which contains surficants and have never lost a fish as a result. However, I follow a slightly different routine than most to be able to do this.
First, the amount of surficants in the ammonia is minute, relatively speaking. So the biggest problem is their buildup over the cycling period. Fortunately carbon seems to remove them. That combined with water changes seems to do the trick.
When I do a fishless cycle I tend to change about 25% of the water every few days until the cycle is complete and I am ready to stock. When I am I will do an 80% water change right before adding fish. I do insure the water temp is correct before adding fish.
In addition I run carbon in the filters. I will change the carbon a few times during the cycling and especially a few days before the cycle is done to insure the maximum removal of surficants right before stocking.
I am sure plenty of folks will not agree with my methods, but they have worked well over the years. I would note that I do not use the dose and test method but rather use the original drops per gallon method that predates the test based one. 5-6 drops/10 gals to get cycle started and 3-4 drops/10 gals to finish up and/or hold the cycle pending fish addition.
First, the amount of surficants in the ammonia is minute, relatively speaking. So the biggest problem is their buildup over the cycling period. Fortunately carbon seems to remove them. That combined with water changes seems to do the trick.
When I do a fishless cycle I tend to change about 25% of the water every few days until the cycle is complete and I am ready to stock. When I am I will do an 80% water change right before adding fish. I do insure the water temp is correct before adding fish.
In addition I run carbon in the filters. I will change the carbon a few times during the cycling and especially a few days before the cycle is done to insure the maximum removal of surficants right before stocking.
I am sure plenty of folks will not agree with my methods, but they have worked well over the years. I would note that I do not use the dose and test method but rather use the original drops per gallon method that predates the test based one. 5-6 drops/10 gals to get cycle started and 3-4 drops/10 gals to finish up and/or hold the cycle pending fish addition.
Saram, is that an intentional troll statement? You have been on this forum long enough to have heard it repeatedly.
What kind of filter do you have? Some cartridge filters come with carbon already in the cartridges.
