lol..yeah. I'm on a roll and there's no stopping me now!
^ This one's for RTR...rofl
^ This one's for RTR...rofl
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High Ammonia (conflicting advice about ongoing daily water changes) Help?
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So I assume that KCl would work just as good as well, and give a valuable source of potassium to plants?
Speaking of which, plants sure would help this particular tank of fish, especially fats growing stem plants like water sprite. (I can't remember right now if we have mentioned this already).
Speaking of which, plants sure would help this particular tank of fish, especially fats growing stem plants like water sprite. (I can't remember right now if we have mentioned this already).
Yes, but I'm not sure you would want to put that much K in your tank. Maybe a combination of chlorides so there isn't too much of one kind.
For ammonia testing in aquariums i have discovered the neatest and most reliable, at least for my tanks, ammonia testers that stay in the tanks via a suction cup on the glass. You can get them at the online pet / fish supply store http://www.drsfostersmith.com. They have really good prices on filter media too!
Cycle w/plants - CO2
I am in the middle of cycling my tank, and have added some plants to help the Nitrate/nitrite. I have a 38gal tank and added 6 Mondo Grass plants. I lost most of my fish (when i initially overstocked the new tank and sorry JB_Lyndon but all 6 of my neons did the same thing yours are doing before they died). Anyway, what i am conscered with now is with only a couple fish left in the take will there be enough CO2 produced to support he plants? Should i make a CO2 generator? How will CO2 affect the PH?
Also - my tank is 4 to 5 weeks old and i dont have any signs of algea yet.....is this good or bad. I am thinking it may have something to do with a lack of CO2. The tank gets about 10 to 12 hrs of light a day.
I am in the middle of cycling my tank, and have added some plants to help the Nitrate/nitrite. I have a 38gal tank and added 6 Mondo Grass plants. I lost most of my fish (when i initially overstocked the new tank and sorry JB_Lyndon but all 6 of my neons did the same thing yours are doing before they died). Anyway, what i am conscered with now is with only a couple fish left in the take will there be enough CO2 produced to support he plants? Should i make a CO2 generator? How will CO2 affect the PH?
Also - my tank is 4 to 5 weeks old and i dont have any signs of algea yet.....is this good or bad. I am thinking it may have something to do with a lack of CO2. The tank gets about 10 to 12 hrs of light a day.
Cycle w/plants - CO2
I am in the middle of cycling my tank, and have added some plants to help the Nitrate/nitrite. I have a 38gal tank and added 6 Mondo Grass plants. I lost most of my fish (when i initially overstocked the new tank and sorry JB_Lyndon but all 6 of my neons did the same thing yours are doing before they died). Anyway, what i am conscered with now is with only a couple fish left in the take will there be enough CO2 produced to support he plants? Should i make a CO2 generator? How will CO2 affect the PH?
Also - my tank is 4 to 5 weeks old and i dont have any signs of algea yet.....is this good or bad. I am thinking it may have something to do with a lack of CO2. The tank gets about 10 to 12 hrs of light a day.
I am in the middle of cycling my tank, and have added some plants to help the Nitrate/nitrite. I have a 38gal tank and added 6 Mondo Grass plants. I lost most of my fish (when i initially overstocked the new tank and sorry JB_Lyndon but all 6 of my neons did the same thing yours are doing before they died). Anyway, what i am conscered with now is with only a couple fish left in the take will there be enough CO2 produced to support he plants? Should i make a CO2 generator? How will CO2 affect the PH?
Also - my tank is 4 to 5 weeks old and i dont have any signs of algea yet.....is this good or bad. I am thinking it may have something to do with a lack of CO2. The tank gets about 10 to 12 hrs of light a day.
Sorry Randy but I don't know enough about live plants and CO2 to give advice 
I'd like to however inquire about your neons... did they die during the high ammonia stage of cycling?? or later during the Nitrite spike?? Ours have survived the ammonia and now seem to be doing better enduring the nitrites. They're far more active so I hope they survive, recover fully from the toxic exposure and resume their more natural behaviour and exhibit their full potential.
I'd like to however inquire about your neons... did they die during the high ammonia stage of cycling?? or later during the Nitrite spike?? Ours have survived the ammonia and now seem to be doing better enduring the nitrites. They're far more active so I hope they survive, recover fully from the toxic exposure and resume their more natural behaviour and exhibit their full potential.
Just a note of hope.... when I first set up my daughter's tank, we didn't know not to overstock and cycle, etc. SO we added serveral types of fish, neons, a silver dollar, platys, mollies - all the same day we filled the tank.... and the NEONS were the only ones to make it. Now a year and a half later, they are still around, and much happier now that we are better informed. Don't give up on them.
Mondo grass is emerse plant, it does not live long submerse.
It seems that plants use ammonia and nitrate, but do not take up nitrite.
It seems that plants use ammonia and nitrate, but do not take up nitrite.
Originally posted by jb_lyndon
Sorry Randy but I don't know enough about live plants and CO2 to give advice
I'd like to however inquire about your neons... did they die during the high ammonia stage of cycling?? or later during the Nitrite spike?? Ours have survived the ammonia and now seem to be doing better enduring the nitrites. They're far more active so I hope they survive, recover fully from the toxic exposure and resume their more natural behaviour and exhibit their full potential.
Mine died during the Nitrite spike. We loast everyting except for one Zebra Danio.
