TWO DEATHS IN 2 DAYS!!

Alright so I'm going to test daily, DO water changes every 3 days, and add ammo lock if ammonia gets too high?
 
at29st said:
Alright so I'm going to test daily, DO water changes every 3 days, and add ammo lock if ammonia gets too high?
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No need to use a chemical to bind the ammonia. Water changes, pretty simple.:)
 
Alright thanks. I'm just afraid of any more fish dieing. I'm going out tomorrow to get another Rainbow shark since the other one died, and thats it for the cycle.
 
at29st said:
Alright thanks. I'm just afraid of any more fish dieing. I'm going out tomorrow to get another Rainbow shark since the other one died, and thats it for the cycle.
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Don't add the fish until your tank is completely cycled. Adding another simply will not help and is a waste of time and money.
 
at29st said:
Should I be using prime when I put the water back in?
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Yes.

A question please? How did you measure Ammonia at 0.15?

Please do not add any more fish until your cycle is complete.
 
Please DO NOT use pH Down either, no matter what the employee at the fish store says (My prediction is he'll recommend it like mine did)! 8.0 is absolutely fine for all the fish you have as long as they are properly acclimated to it. It is MUCH worse to have a large fluctuation in pH, it just needs to be consistent. And pH down won't work -- it will swing the pH down significantly pretty quickly (severely stressing and possibly killing your fish) but within a few hours I guarantee it will swing back up to about 8.0 (again stressing the fish). And if you add more, the same thing will happen again. The reason is buffer chemicals in water with high pH will naturally buffer the pH back up to its natural level. I don't know the scientific explanation well though, sorry, I'm sure someone knows more than I. But, I know I tried this myself when I first started, it was a disaster.
 
update: Another platy has died.
I will not add any more fish until the cycle is over.
 
How big is your tank? If your really worried you can go out and buy some bio-spira. I used it for my new QT tank since one of my fish had some really bad fins after being nipped at and it cycled the tank in a day and a half. I changed the water after the first week and I have had no problems since.
 
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