snailheave
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i didn't get excited like someone did, or does actually.
Nitrates/Nitites
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jdragunas
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yeppers!!!
mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by skibum
The system is 8 weeks old, now currently has 4 fish...2 Clown, 1 purple tang, 1 blue tang all fish are small. Feeding is very limited...using the Ocean Nutrition brand formula 2. 1/2 of a cube per day. Did lose an Angel fish and a cleaner shrimp that were added last week. Survived only 2 days. 40 gallon aquarium.
Ok here is what I'm gonna say about this guys. First of all, the tank is only 8 weeks old. How did you end up with sooooo many fish at 8 weeks? No wonder you lost the Angel and the Cleaner Shrimp. These fish and invert NEED good water quality. Your tank is wayyy too young to be adding all these stuff. If you are going to upgrade, which I think you said your going to. You need something like a 125+ gallon for those tangs, that's when they get bigger of course, but if your going to upgrade, might as well be 125+ gallon. You need to feed your fish a variety diet like Algae Strips, Blood Worms, Live Brine Shrimp, Formula 2, and Marine Cuisine, etc. Just some that I named. Tangs can't have too much meaty stuff, otherwise they get a little cyst thing that's like ich spot. You need to do at least 25% water change weekly to get your Nitrite and Nitrate down and put in that stuff, can't remember the name of it. Some beneficial bacteria that'll help you to lower nitrates. Siphon your substrate when you do water change too, that'll help with it too! Not trying to flame you, but you really need to read up on it some more before you add anything else. Good Luck! :happyfish
The system is 8 weeks old, now currently has 4 fish...2 Clown, 1 purple tang, 1 blue tang all fish are small. Feeding is very limited...using the Ocean Nutrition brand formula 2. 1/2 of a cube per day. Did lose an Angel fish and a cleaner shrimp that were added last week. Survived only 2 days. 40 gallon aquarium.
Ok here is what I'm gonna say about this guys. First of all, the tank is only 8 weeks old. How did you end up with sooooo many fish at 8 weeks? No wonder you lost the Angel and the Cleaner Shrimp. These fish and invert NEED good water quality. Your tank is wayyy too young to be adding all these stuff. If you are going to upgrade, which I think you said your going to. You need something like a 125+ gallon for those tangs, that's when they get bigger of course, but if your going to upgrade, might as well be 125+ gallon. You need to feed your fish a variety diet like Algae Strips, Blood Worms, Live Brine Shrimp, Formula 2, and Marine Cuisine, etc. Just some that I named. Tangs can't have too much meaty stuff, otherwise they get a little cyst thing that's like ich spot. You need to do at least 25% water change weekly to get your Nitrite and Nitrate down and put in that stuff, can't remember the name of it. Some beneficial bacteria that'll help you to lower nitrates. Siphon your substrate when you do water change too, that'll help with it too! Not trying to flame you, but you really need to read up on it some more before you add anything else. Good Luck! :happyfish
1journeyman
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Originally Posted by snailheave
if you still have a reading for nitrates, your tank is probably not done cycling yet.
False.. ammonia>nitrite>nitrate>(H gas and O2 I believe)
Nitrate is often the end result in an aquarium. In order to break up nitrate you need plenty of anearobic bacteria. Unless you have a ton of very porous rock or a deep sand bed you probably will have a build up of nitrate.
Anyway, nitrate is not a sign that your tank is still cycling.
if you still have a reading for nitrates, your tank is probably not done cycling yet.
False.. ammonia>nitrite>nitrate>(H gas and O2 I believe)
Nitrate is often the end result in an aquarium. In order to break up nitrate you need plenty of anearobic bacteria. Unless you have a ton of very porous rock or a deep sand bed you probably will have a build up of nitrate.
Anyway, nitrate is not a sign that your tank is still cycling.
snailheave
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that was a typo, should've been 'i'