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I've had one of these tanks running for a month or two, and the other coming up on a month. I started out with stability, and admittedly used it wrong over time. Since then I've wisend up and have been relying on 50% water changes and ML-XT along with stress coat and prime.
I've been testing my water frequently, here are a few different tests.
This was on Sunday, when all of the fish were in one 55g.
Since then, I've done two 50% WC's.
This is after splitting the stock up, and doing the second 50% WC.
I did a test again when I got home today. The first image is the main tank, the second is the tank with the rest of my stock that i've had running for a while without any fish after a major cleanout.
This is my tank stocking list:
55 Gallon #1 (left)
Fish
- Albino Bristlenose Pleco [2]
- Molly Fry [40-80]
- Ember Tetra [5]
Plants
- Wysteria [2]
- Mossimo Ball [8]
- Watersprite [2]
- Hornwort [1]
- Java Fern [5]
- Malaysian Red [1]
- Monte Carlo [1]
- Water Lily [1]
55 Gallon #2 (right)
Fish
- GloFish [4]
- GloDanio [4]
- Dalmatian Sailfin Molly [1M, 3F]
- Black Molly [1M, 2F]
- Gold Dust Molly [1M]
- Common Pleco [1]
Plants
- Hornwort [1]
Any ideas on where to proceed? Should I do another waterchange or wait? I have not done a fish out cycle, both of these tanks unfortunately were fish in cycled. I'll be picking pure ammonia up for my bigger tanks I set up after this, though.
I've been using water directly from the spigot outside, adding prime/ML-XL to the tank as well as tap water conditioner before I begin filling the 50% I removed.
I've had minimal fish deaths in these tanks. None of the adults have passed, only a fry here and there most likely from being weak. Maybe a total of 3 or 4 I've picked out from the 80 or so I have currently. Mostly because I've been proactive about water changes, sometimes several times a week.
Picture/Video more details of my tanks is in my signature.
I've had one of these tanks running for a month or two, and the other coming up on a month. I started out with stability, and admittedly used it wrong over time. Since then I've wisend up and have been relying on 50% water changes and ML-XT along with stress coat and prime.
I've been testing my water frequently, here are a few different tests.
This was on Sunday, when all of the fish were in one 55g.
Since then, I've done two 50% WC's.
This is after splitting the stock up, and doing the second 50% WC.
I did a test again when I got home today. The first image is the main tank, the second is the tank with the rest of my stock that i've had running for a while without any fish after a major cleanout.
This is my tank stocking list:
55 Gallon #1 (left)
Fish
- Albino Bristlenose Pleco [2]
- Molly Fry [40-80]
- Ember Tetra [5]
Plants
- Wysteria [2]
- Mossimo Ball [8]
- Watersprite [2]
- Hornwort [1]
- Java Fern [5]
- Malaysian Red [1]
- Monte Carlo [1]
- Water Lily [1]
55 Gallon #2 (right)
Fish
- GloFish [4]
- GloDanio [4]
- Dalmatian Sailfin Molly [1M, 3F]
- Black Molly [1M, 2F]
- Gold Dust Molly [1M]
- Common Pleco [1]
Plants
- Hornwort [1]
Any ideas on where to proceed? Should I do another waterchange or wait? I have not done a fish out cycle, both of these tanks unfortunately were fish in cycled. I'll be picking pure ammonia up for my bigger tanks I set up after this, though.
I've been using water directly from the spigot outside, adding prime/ML-XL to the tank as well as tap water conditioner before I begin filling the 50% I removed.
I've had minimal fish deaths in these tanks. None of the adults have passed, only a fry here and there most likely from being weak. Maybe a total of 3 or 4 I've picked out from the 80 or so I have currently. Mostly because I've been proactive about water changes, sometimes several times a week.
Picture/Video more details of my tanks is in my signature.
