HELP My Rays!

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Mr. Allgood said:
Got some r.o. water. Ammonia is now spiking...
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Careful with the RO water. Beneficial bacteria will survive but not reproduce in RO water as PH is low. I had this happen when I had well water problems years ago and added a RO system using pure RO. My ammonia spiked and I couldn't control it. Once I started to mix RO and tap water the ammonia balanced out. Prime will help with the ammonia toxicity.


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I added stress zyme to help with beneficial bacteria. Adding r.o. for my 25% wc. Did one wc today but wanting to do another. I'm in the green
 
If your ammonia is in the green I'd do another 25% WC with filtered water and feed lightly. Whatever is in the water could be killing off your bacteria as well.


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Stress zyme isn't going to do sweet tweet for your current water conditions, it's basically nothing more than a glorified (as in marketed for the aquatic trade) septic tank treatment. I'm very pro using "probiotic" bacteria in closed systems such as aquariums, I even have a sticky here on MFK on this subject, but right now that is not what you need. What you really need to be concerned about is monitoring ammonia levels, which is where a water conditioner such as Seachem Prime, or Seachem Safe would be most effective. Those products will render any toxic FREE ammonia to a fish safe condition, and keep it that way until your bio filters utilize it. If you want to add bacteria that will help that process you don't want to be adding heterotrophic bacteria (such as found in products such as Stress Zyme), what you want to be adding are nitrifying bacteria, such as found in products such as Seachem Stability. http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Stability.html
 
Ah, I thought stress zyme was nitrifing bacteria which is why I bought it:/ The "know it all" at petsmart even said that was what it is. I should have known better. Should I be concerned with overdoing the seachem safe?
 
All of my tanks crashed so I am pretty sure what was in the water did in fact knock out my bio as well. I moved the smaller rays to a buddy's but this one hybrid female is too big for anyone elses aquarium locally and my other big, preggo female will likely be dead by tomorrow as one eye has started to turn red...
 
Sorry to get on here and see this. Best of luck to you and hope things turn for the better!
 
Cycle is another great product for adding beneficial bacteria.
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See post #36 of the following thread on probiotic bacteria, and you might have a change of heart as to how great Cycle is.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?536531-The-Use-of-Probiotics-in-Aquaculture


With regards to "overdoing" Seachem Safe. Yes, one should always be concerned as it is a reducing agent. That's why these Seachem products react with chlorine compounds, which are oxidising agents. If there are no chlorine compounds left in the aquarium water, it will find something else to reduce such as oxygen. So if one is adding more than the recommended levels for your local water conditions, then make sure to boost the circulation/aeration rate to ensure adequate 02 levels for your fish.
 
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