New tank question
- Thread starter Burnkat72
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You guys nailed it! Nitrates are 5ppm after my second try. That's what I get for drinking wine and testing my water!Thank you so much for all the responses! I'll tell test the nitrates again.
I have to agree with sumthin fishy. Since you have had the tank set up since June 1, and added fish gradually, chances are that your tank has cycled. You have had no fish die, and that is a pretty good indicator that your water parameters are aok. Keep testing the water for all the dangers and we wish you best of luck. Don't forget to do your weekly water changes and use a dechlorinator. Most folks seem to like Prime the best.
SAD day for me!!! One of my awesome little clown loaches was sucked up by my filter (cannister filstar). It was still stuck to it when I found it today. I am guessing there isn't a way to avoid this? Really broke my heart.
Generally speaking, heathy fish that are larger than fry don't get sucked up into filters. Are you sure the clown loach was heathy? Was he eating okay?
He was eating fine and looked fine too. Strange. It happened to a sword tail I had way early on too. I will look into other filter options as advised.
My mind was too too far ahead of my typing.
...unbeknownst to him. He noticed that in certain tanks his fry were growing faster and stronger than in other tanks. He couldn't...
OK now this is in no way recommended for amatuers.
I get home from the society auction about 10:30-11:00 pm. I've bought fish. I always buy fish. I generally don't have cycled empty tanks though. I take the hose, fill up tanks, add fish.
I've learned many of the members do the same thing.
How do we get away with it?
Simple. Low stocking of tanks. Water changes. We don't give ammonia time to build to toxic levels. And we're on well water in the same area these fish are farmed. Back when my aunt and uncle had their farm when it got cold they would run the well 24 hours a day to keep temps up. The fish were getting 100% water changes every hour or so. Again, they can do it because ammonia levels never get toxic.
I get home from the society auction about 10:30-11:00 pm. I've bought fish. I always buy fish. I generally don't have cycled empty tanks though. I take the hose, fill up tanks, add fish.
I've learned many of the members do the same thing.
How do we get away with it?
Simple. Low stocking of tanks. Water changes. We don't give ammonia time to build to toxic levels. And we're on well water in the same area these fish are farmed. Back when my aunt and uncle had their farm when it got cold they would run the well 24 hours a day to keep temps up. The fish were getting 100% water changes every hour or so. Again, they can do it because ammonia levels never get toxic.
