Did the monthly 50% WC, decided to clean my filter and recharge my purigen. Put the filter back in without the purigen, put new bio media. Also used tap water to clean a few plastic pieces in my filter. But I dumped all the filter water back into the filter hoping the tap water would not kill all of the BB..
Anyways.. after putting the filter (Cascade 700 canister) back the water has not cleared up and all my fish are breathing heavily. Usually it has been high ammonia but my ammonia levels are miniscule. I am puzzled as to what it could be.
Water parameters
Temp -80
PH - 7.8
AM - .10
Nirite - 0
Nirate - 10ppm
Fish in tank are as follows - 1 RTS, 1 pleco 7in-ish, Albino oscar, 2 porthole cats, 1 pictus, 4 corys, 1 sa cichlid, little skunk botia,
Anyways.. after putting the filter (Cascade 700 canister) back the water has not cleared up and all my fish are breathing heavily. Usually it has been high ammonia but my ammonia levels are miniscule. I am puzzled as to what it could be.
Water parameters
Temp -80
PH - 7.8
AM - .10
Nirite - 0
Nirate - 10ppm
Fish in tank are as follows - 1 RTS, 1 pleco 7in-ish, Albino oscar, 2 porthole cats, 1 pictus, 4 corys, 1 sa cichlid, little skunk botia,