Yes, that is what they claim - I even emailed them about it. I recall reading about some folks who used it without a problem - but I don't have first hand experience using it during a fishless cycle. - So I would agree, caution when using any of these type of products is a good idea
Ammonia levels won't go down! :-(
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Yes, that is what they claim - I even emailed them about it. I recall reading about some folks who used it without a problem - but I don't have first hand experience using it during a fishless cycle. - So I would agree, caution when using any of these type of products is a good idea
www.town.billerica.ma.us/cities/billericama/ docs/UploadedPages/Water_Home.htm
This is the web page of Billerica MA Dept of Public Works.
They say that Billerica switched to chloramines in 1999. You should test your tapwater for total ammonia. You'll find it's positive.
HTH!
This is the web page of Billerica MA Dept of Public Works.
They say that Billerica switched to chloramines in 1999. You should test your tapwater for total ammonia. You'll find it's positive.
HTH!
I guess I'm having the same issue with ammonia. I bought a 55 gallon aquarium, tested it for a week and when levels cool, I went to the fish store......... They told me that I still needed to "cycle" the tank with 12 goldfish for three weeks. I was supposed to feed them every other day for the first week, then everyday for two weeks. During this time, I was not supposed to do anything with the water. All went well the first week. The second week, a hazy cloud developed that would not go away. I took a sample to the fish store and they told me to take the goldfish out and start all over again. The goldfish were removed, I did a 50 percent water change along with some good vacuuming and the water is clear as glass......all seemed fine until the water test 4 days later. All of the tests we great except for the ammonia. It was so far off the chart, it looks black. I'm truly perplexed by this. I see that someone has a link which may help....I'll check that out in just a few minutes......but in the mean time, I'm pulling hair out. I'll post back if/when things improve. One other thing.....I read that you're not supposed to use chemicals to lower ammonia, that it should subside naturally......if everything is working right...color me confuzzled....
izopond,
Your LFS has given you a whole wack full of misinformation.
When you get back, please start your own thread about your problem. This thread is 3 years old and many won't bother reading it.
Roan
Your LFS has given you a whole wack full of misinformation.
When you get back, please start your own thread about your problem. This thread is 3 years old and many won't bother reading it.
Roan
Izopnd, welcome to AQC…
Two little details up front. Try paragraph spacing to break up individual ideas (it makes posts easier to read). If you have a new question start a new thread (tagging onto the end of someone elses isn't going to get you as much of a response, especially when the original is three years old).
Your LFS sounds a little old school. They aren't giving you the best advice.
Where are the goldfish now and where are they going once the cycle is established? You're doing a very old school 'fishy' cycle: fishless is a better, faster, easier option. If your going to continue with the fishy, we can help you through that. Personally, I'd take the goldfish back and do a fishless.
Levels are information. They're never 'fine', they all mean something. It'd be good to know pH, temp, Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates for instance.
The white cloudiness is a bacterial bloom that isn't unusual in cycling tanks: it typically goes away on its own in a week or two. Amquel and Prime are two good water conditioners that'll help detoxify your ammonia while leaving it bioavailable to the good bacteria. Don't pull your hair out.
Change out enough water that you can make a decent reading on the Ammonia and let us know the pH and temperature (they make a difference).
Two little details up front. Try paragraph spacing to break up individual ideas (it makes posts easier to read). If you have a new question start a new thread (tagging onto the end of someone elses isn't going to get you as much of a response, especially when the original is three years old).
Your LFS sounds a little old school. They aren't giving you the best advice.
Where are the goldfish now and where are they going once the cycle is established? You're doing a very old school 'fishy' cycle: fishless is a better, faster, easier option. If your going to continue with the fishy, we can help you through that. Personally, I'd take the goldfish back and do a fishless.
Levels are information. They're never 'fine', they all mean something. It'd be good to know pH, temp, Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates for instance.
The white cloudiness is a bacterial bloom that isn't unusual in cycling tanks: it typically goes away on its own in a week or two. Amquel and Prime are two good water conditioners that'll help detoxify your ammonia while leaving it bioavailable to the good bacteria. Don't pull your hair out.
Change out enough water that you can make a decent reading on the Ammonia and let us know the pH and temperature (they make a difference).
fishlips said:
if your fish die, just buy more? where did you get that tidbit? not on here i'm sure of.
Change water and do it daily / twice a day to get those levels down.
I'm really suprised no one else on here had anything to say about this :duh:
The thread is three years old. The person you quoted hasn't been on here since Dec of 2005. Most likely they posted and since it was a very old thread, ignored them.Pufferpoison said:
That's why I asked him to start his own thread.
Roan
