WyldFya;1016335; said:
Is that the battery operated gravel vaccuum? I was curious how effecient it was as I was going to buy a few for tank maintenance in my store.
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Is that the battery operated gravel vaccuum? I was curious how effecient it was as I was going to buy a few for tank maintenance in my store.
Possible Ammonia spike somehow?
What's your pH run?
The higher the pH, the more toxic the ammonia.. Could of been a quick downward spiral effect if you had 1 fish (or pleco) pass on you.. Assuming you don't feed live feeders.. but I have seen alot of predators puke up live feeders from overeating, causing ammonia spikes..
but you know all this crap..
Evergreen has a Albino Giant Gourami and some nice Vampire Plecs
What's your pH run?
The higher the pH, the more toxic the ammonia.. Could of been a quick downward spiral effect if you had 1 fish (or pleco) pass on you.. Assuming you don't feed live feeders.. but I have seen alot of predators puke up live feeders from overeating, causing ammonia spikes..
but you know all this crap..
Evergreen has a Albino Giant Gourami and some nice Vampire Plecs
Yup the battery operated one. It is an amazing tool, and is very good for cleaning tanks substrates (especially planted tanks if they are deep enough.)
It is very hard to say if the ammonia spiked causing the aros and the fire eel to die, or if they died of some other cause, and because of them the ammonia spiked.Miles;1016351;1016351 said:Possible Ammonia spike somehow?
What's your pH run?
The higher the pH, the more toxic the ammonia.. Could of been a quick downward spiral effect if you had 1 fish (or pleco) pass on you.. Assuming you don't feed live feeders.. but I have seen alot of predators puke up live feeders from overeating, causing ammonia spikes..
but you know all this crap..
Evergreen has a Albino Giant Gourami and some nice Vampire Plecs
Maybe a pleco died and was out of sight.. took a few days for the Ammonia to get high enough, and then wiped out everyone overnight.. Tough call.
What size tank was it?
What size tank was it?
Cleaning the filter doesn't affect this tank as the Pro 3 that is running it has more than enough bio media in it, that rinsing the pads doesn't cause a cycle at all.
This was in my 300. All the plecos are alive and accounted for. That was my first thought, but everyone is accounted for. My guess is something happened to the fire eel, who has never been big on eating.Miles;1016366;1016366 said:
Probably buried himself in the substrate and starved to death.. had a hard time competing for food?
I found out (the hard way) that eels release a surprisingly LARGE amount of bioload.. Killed those 2 huge 4 foot SA Swamp Eels that way.. added them to my 375g and overnight had an Ammonia spike, infecting and killing them both within a day or two..
I found out (the hard way) that eels release a surprisingly LARGE amount of bioload.. Killed those 2 huge 4 foot SA Swamp Eels that way.. added them to my 375g and overnight had an Ammonia spike, infecting and killing them both within a day or two..
He didn't even try to compete for food. I'm not 100% sure though. I did find him floating at the surface.
