HELP!
I have a 50 gallon freshwater tank that has been set up for 6 weeks now. I set it up initially and let it cycle for 2 weeks, took a water sample to a store and had it tested and it was perfect. Suddenly, 3 weeks later, some of my fish started to die. I posted on this forum about it and it was suggested to test the ammonia and nitrate levels. Nitrate was fine, ammonia was NOT. I immediately did a 25% water change and added an ammonia product as well as a biological supplement - two more fish died the next day, I re-tested the ammonia levels and it was still too high. I did a 50% (or even a bit more water change) and re-added the aforementioned products and again had another fish die and the ammonia levels are still too high...I don't know what to do and am aware that the initial cycle was not perhaps completed fully...AHHHHH!
I went into Petland and there was an employee there who claimed to know a lot about fish and my issue. He recommended I add salt (bought and added) and also another product called 'Purigen Ultimate Filtration Seachem' and a mesh bag to use with this product. My question for this product is that the directions state only how to 'regenerate' this product...not how to use it initially. Do I just put it in a mesh bag and then place it in the filter and that's it???
HELP asap please (and thanks!).
I have a 50 gallon freshwater tank that has been set up for 6 weeks now. I set it up initially and let it cycle for 2 weeks, took a water sample to a store and had it tested and it was perfect. Suddenly, 3 weeks later, some of my fish started to die. I posted on this forum about it and it was suggested to test the ammonia and nitrate levels. Nitrate was fine, ammonia was NOT. I immediately did a 25% water change and added an ammonia product as well as a biological supplement - two more fish died the next day, I re-tested the ammonia levels and it was still too high. I did a 50% (or even a bit more water change) and re-added the aforementioned products and again had another fish die and the ammonia levels are still too high...I don't know what to do and am aware that the initial cycle was not perhaps completed fully...AHHHHH!
I went into Petland and there was an employee there who claimed to know a lot about fish and my issue. He recommended I add salt (bought and added) and also another product called 'Purigen Ultimate Filtration Seachem' and a mesh bag to use with this product. My question for this product is that the directions state only how to 'regenerate' this product...not how to use it initially. Do I just put it in a mesh bag and then place it in the filter and that's it???
HELP asap please (and thanks!).