Help! My "old" fish are dying!!!

most water treatment facilities in Canada are not treating they're water with chloramines. But that may change in a few years with new federal legislation. What city are you in?
 
Okay. I think you're a little nuderfiltered for starters. Also, laying the new gravel atop the old might have had a little impact on your biofilter. Also, any old food trapped in there might have been disturbed when you poured it in and that too might account for the ammonia. Nitrates are still a little high, so I am thinking there is no harm in 50% daily water changes until ammonia comes back under control. Have you messed with the filter recently? Replace the biowheel or cartridge or cleaned them?
 
TONO said:
most water treatment facilities in Canada are not treating they're water with chloramines. But that may change in a few years with new federal legislation. What city are you in?
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I believe that chloramine use throughout Canada is more common now. Chloramines are used in Toronto water. Definitely used in Edmonton. Not in Vancouver...but water comes from a protected watershed so it doesn't have to go through the same rigorous treatment as in Edmonton where our water comes from the North Saskatchewan River.

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Where do you buy Prime, Kasakato? I would't mind to find a better place than Big Al's to buy supplies, fish and to get some decent advise. Preferably in the west end of TO.
 
graciela said:
It's also frustrating that even after all the w. changes the water is still cloudy.
add some 'beneficial bateria' to your tank, that will make ur water crystal clear. u can buy them in LFS, also provide more space for them to grow. when u do water change, try not to use chemical at all, just let tap water sit for couple days and increase it to tank temperature. cause chemical tends to stuck in the gravel, and add up slowly, WC won't able to get rid of it.
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bamboox said:
graciela said:
It's also frustrating that even after all the w. changes the water is still cloudy.
add some 'beneficial bateria' to your tank, that will make ur water crystal clear. u can buy them in LFS, also provide more space for them to grow. when u do water change, try not to use chemical at all, just let tap water sit for couple days and increase it to tank temperature. cause chemical tends to stuck in the gravel, and add up slowly, WC won't able to get rid of it.
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Chloramines cannot be removed by just letting the water sit. A water conditioner (like Prime) must be used.
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bamboox said:
add some 'beneficial bateria' to your tank, that will make ur water crystal clear. u can buy them in LFS, also provide more space for them to grow. when u do water change, try not to use chemical at all, just let tap water sit for couple days and increase it to tank temperature. cause chemical tends to stuck in the gravel, and add up slowly, WC won't able to get rid of it.
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Er, not using chemicals and letting water sit for a couple of days won't get rid of chloramines. One has to be very careful with water and know what they are dealing with before deciding how to treat it. Also, any decent chemical will mix with the water readily and bond with whatever chemicals it is supposed to rather than stick to the gravel. Were you talking about Stress Coat or one of those other products of questionable reputation? I use Prime snice I have chloramines and it mixes readily with water, doesn't sink or get stuck to gravel , water changes get rid of it (oh and trust me, if only they didn't I could save time and money),and doesn't build up. When you say "add benificial bacteria" just how do you mean, anyway?
 
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