how long has the tank been running for,,you need to keep doing daily water changes until you get this under control. I would go 50% wc and add prime. When was the last time you checked your filter. Running only 1 filter is not good imo.
Bad Nitrate problem
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whats the temp of the water you add into the tank? My oscar used to stay at the bottom when iwas adding water that was 60 degrees then changed it too 80 ish and no more problems. you shouldnt have any ammonia in your tank. What is in your fx5? what media
we just checked the tank and the tap water and found that our tap water has 1.0 of ammonia. The tank now has 0 ammonia and nitrite. Our levels of Nitrate in the tank is still high at 80. I don't understand; we did several large water changes and it didn't seem to affect the nitrate level. How long does the Nitrate take to get to its testable level? I talked to a fish store owner in my area and she says it takes awhile like 3 days. Anyone have any information on this? Thanks in advance.
In the Filter I have clear max,carbon, and them Wooden cubes.
What type of Media do you suggest?
In the Filter I have clear max,carbon, and them Wooden cubes.
What type of Media do you suggest?
Does your tank have a decent light? You can get a floating plant like amazon frogbit, red root floater or duckweed. It will suck the nitrates right out of the tank and they don't require anything but a decent amount of light. I have frogbit in my tanks and nitrates are always 0, even right before water changes.
get rid of the carbon,and add more bio rings,,biomax or whatever your lfs carries. i would also consider a second filter a hob such as ac110 or even a large sponge filter. will help a lot with your bio-filtration.
get rid of the carbon,and add more bio rings,,biomax or whatever your lfs carries. i would also consider a second filter a hob such as ac110 or even a large sponge filter. will help a lot with your bio-filtration.
I like your avatar, but question your advice.
Not sure how more filtration, let alone media will do anything for nitrate.
This tank needs a WC schedule in keeping with the fish load.
It needs an owner/operator who has a better handle on the nitrogen cycle and how it works in his tank.
While getting up to speed on the chemical happenings in a fish tank, I would recommend WC as a way to keep those fish alive and healthy.
Feed lightly and WC your way to a healthy home for your fish.
Good Luck.
Do you have any gravel in that fish tank? has it been vacuumed? Any rock/logs in the water that haven't been moved around in a while? if so there might be some food/**** underneath them. But like kaiser sousay says WATER CHANGES WATER CHANGE.
Yeah i know kaiser dude the op tank has probably never finished cycling, or it has crashed for some reason. But he has got quite a few fish in not a very large tank. Adding a extra filter is a safety net and running multiple filters on a tank is imo always a good idea.I like your avatar, but question your advice.
Not sure how more filtration, let alone media will do anything for nitrate.
This tank needs a WC schedule in keeping with the fish load.
It needs an owner/operator who has a better handle on the nitrogen cycle and how it works in his tank.
While getting up to speed on the chemical happenings in a fish tank, I would recommend WC as a way to keep those fish alive and healthy.
Feed lightly and WC your way to a healthy home for your fish.
Good Luck.
Adding a extra filter is a safety net and running multiple filters on a tank is imo always a good idea.
True that....
True that....
