Fastest Way to Cycle?
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thomas712
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The 100% water change would do more damage than good. It would upset your whole balance, cause a new cycle in the main tank and most likely would not cure any disease or problem that may be associated with your fish, in fact it may just kill more fish during the ammonia part of a new cycle alone, not to mention stress them making them even more ill.
Honestly the QT is the correct long term answer, that and finding out just why your fish are dying.
What symtems did the fish have? ick, fungus..etc..?
Thomas
Honestly the QT is the correct long term answer, that and finding out just why your fish are dying.
What symtems did the fish have? ick, fungus..etc..?
Thomas
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thomas712
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What are your current water paramiter in exact numbers for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate.
You may have exceeded your bio load
You may also have caused alot of stress in that small of a tank by introducing a Tang that should at least be in a tank of 4-5 foot length.
What are the fish that you do have/had?
You may have exceeded your bio load
You may also have caused alot of stress in that small of a tank by introducing a Tang that should at least be in a tank of 4-5 foot length.
What are the fish that you do have/had?
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thomas712
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And were the nitrates a large increase from normal?
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thomas712
Guest
I would suggest a water change to bring those nitrates down.
Nitrate is the least toxic of the elements of the nitrogen cycle and the effects on fish are normally due to long term exposure.
Some of the effects can be summarized as follows:
Poor growth
Loss of appetite
Lethargy
Chronic stress
Reluctance to breed
Increase in gill rate and gasping
General ill health
Delayed wound healing
Clamped fins
Are you by any chance using crushed coral or Under gravel filter?
Thomas
Nitrate is the least toxic of the elements of the nitrogen cycle and the effects on fish are normally due to long term exposure.
Some of the effects can be summarized as follows:
Poor growth
Loss of appetite
Lethargy
Chronic stress
Reluctance to breed
Increase in gill rate and gasping
General ill health
Delayed wound healing
Clamped fins
Are you by any chance using crushed coral or Under gravel filter?
Thomas
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thomas712
Guest
What kind of tank do you have right now? Fish only, is there any live rock, corals..what?
I think you would strongly benifit from removing the crushed coral. I went through that before and had higher readings than yours.
In your case also if you are using carbon than I would change it every 48 hours as I suspect that it is being exhausted within that time frame.
Thomas
I think you would strongly benifit from removing the crushed coral. I went through that before and had higher readings than yours.
In your case also if you are using carbon than I would change it every 48 hours as I suspect that it is being exhausted within that time frame.
Thomas
jlem
Active Member
how many fish did you have at your peak. It may be that your bioload was to heavy or the fish where just to crowded and stress took it's toll. Do you use tap water or RO/DI water? If you do keep the C/C then make sure to vacumm it out during water changes to remove gunk that has been trapped.
kricks99
New Member
I had 2 that died so a total of 4, One thing to take note of is that my clarki clown started nipping at my tang, at one point it started dragging it around the tank by its tail fin. It was probably thinking it was food becasue it was a baby ony about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch long
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