i recently bought a biorb fish tank for someone but in less than a month we emptied it 3 times. when we put his fish in the water went greeny and stank,then the water went brown with horrible sludge at the bottom .its clear now but he only has 1 fish in it.the other 3 fish are in a smaller tank,but its not really suitable,1 fish has died so far.any thoughts?
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Ok, wow.... I have had too many shots of captain to completely answer this question so what I will tell you is that...
#1- The tank is probably not cycled. Click on search at the top of the page and search for cycle. You will understand what I'm talking about.
#2-You should do waterchanges on your tank weekly.
#3- What fish are in there? If they are goldfish, your tank is overstocked.
#4- Is it in front of a window? Is the light left on for very long periods of time? If so, this could be algae.
#5- The brown sludge was likely a mixture of food and poop. This will not occur if a gravel vac is used weekly, the tank isn't overfed, and the fish aren't producing more waste than can be cleaned up during weekly waterchanges.
#6- You should not clean out the entire tank at once. This will cause you to lose the bacteria needed for a cycled tank.
If you search for cycle and do some research, you will find all the answers you need. They are here...I promise
#1- The tank is probably not cycled. Click on search at the top of the page and search for cycle. You will understand what I'm talking about.
#2-You should do waterchanges on your tank weekly.
#3- What fish are in there? If they are goldfish, your tank is overstocked.
#4- Is it in front of a window? Is the light left on for very long periods of time? If so, this could be algae.
#5- The brown sludge was likely a mixture of food and poop. This will not occur if a gravel vac is used weekly, the tank isn't overfed, and the fish aren't producing more waste than can be cleaned up during weekly waterchanges.
#6- You should not clean out the entire tank at once. This will cause you to lose the bacteria needed for a cycled tank.
If you search for cycle and do some research, you will find all the answers you need. They are here...I promise
Thanks for the help,and thanks bob for moving my message.the fish are gold tipped orandas and black and gold orandas,only 1 gold tipped in the tank at the minute.
How big is the tank, gallon-wise? It sounds as if it's pretty small, so I wouldn't keep that oranda in there... I can give some stocking suggestions after I know the size, but first you'd have to cycle the tank.
Its a 60 litre biorb,its staying clear with one fish in it .but theres three other fish waiting to go in it.