I just screwed my tank up!
- Thread starter lil.guppy
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fishstick4sale
Member
adding sand to an existing established tank is risky at times people have wiped out their tanks doin so, u start a mini cycle which u have done already. your ammonia has spiked and u now have to continue doing water changes until u get rid of it helps the cycle go through faster when u do water changes but right about now u have no choice but to do water changes because u have livestock. just keep with the changes and get your water tested at your lfs to compare ammonia levels and trites.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2981536
If you have a LFS close by, not like Ms. Kitty there, take a sample and have them check for Ammonia and Nitrites.
I just paid $6 at Walmart for a tiny container of carbon
http:///forum/post/2981536
If you have a LFS close by, not like Ms. Kitty there, take a sample and have them check for Ammonia and Nitrites.
I just paid $6 at Walmart for a tiny container of carbon
lil.guppy
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2981546
I just paid $6 at Walmart for a tiny container of carbon
Can you order stuff online?
I get the 36oz of marineland carbon for $21 and it lasts so much longer then the stuff that walmart sells. I can use it on both my fresh and saltwater tank
Sometimes even local fish shops have outrageous prices on their off brand carbon.
http:///forum/post/2981546
I just paid $6 at Walmart for a tiny container of carbon
Can you order stuff online?
I get the 36oz of marineland carbon for $21 and it lasts so much longer then the stuff that walmart sells. I can use it on both my fresh and saltwater tank
Sometimes even local fish shops have outrageous prices on their off brand carbon.
lil.guppy
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2981580
Yeah I have an order placed, but it probably won't be here til the end of the week, and I am having a cloudy water issue...I want to put carbon in my HOT Magnum HOB filter and don't want to wait all week.....I buy the same carbon you do...LOL
Gotta love that stuff eh? I remember buying the other brand and the clerk went on and on about how much better it was then Marineland. I did not see any difference so I used that last bit of my marinland and within an hour my water was cleared up. So I took the other stuff back. She acted shocked. HA
http:///forum/post/2981580
Yeah I have an order placed, but it probably won't be here til the end of the week, and I am having a cloudy water issue...I want to put carbon in my HOT Magnum HOB filter and don't want to wait all week.....I buy the same carbon you do...LOL
Gotta love that stuff eh? I remember buying the other brand and the clerk went on and on about how much better it was then Marineland. I did not see any difference so I used that last bit of my marinland and within an hour my water was cleared up. So I took the other stuff back. She acted shocked. HA
younngballa88
Member
I hate to be the guy who says told you so. BUT I told you so in your other thread when you asked if it was a good idea to change the sand.... LIve and learn i guess. LOL Give it time it should clear up. Quick question is your rock that green or your glass that dirty???
lil.guppy
Active Member
Did another water change and ammonia is still 0 but my water looks almost worse then this morning.
I mean seriously....after changing almost all my water in less then 24 hours you would think that it would clear up some.
I read somewhere that the haze that I see is actually the bacteria growing. Is this true?
I mean seriously....after changing almost all my water in less then 24 hours you would think that it would clear up some.
I read somewhere that the haze that I see is actually the bacteria growing. Is this true?