HELP! POLYS SICK!!??

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
As far as filtration, i thought i was over filtrated but as someone stated im not, The 2217 does 264 gph and the 2215 does 164 gph. Total gph is 428. Not enough? If i find a smaller filter for m 30 gallon and move the other 2215 to 125gallon tank id have 592 gph? still not enough? Tryna right my wrongs, what do u think?
 
I had a simmilar problem in my tank and lost a lot of fish. It stopped after I cleaned and disinfected my external and internal pumps and added a hand full of salt in my 1mtr tank. Also refresh half the contents water of your tank.
Salt can added the best by filling your internal pump with it.
I also lowerd the temp slightly for a few weeks.
You have to dicide what to do, but never keep reading the parameter levels if they are fine. You can do it once and don't get panic.
Act and observe, like I do. Often the solution is simple.
 
Moved the ornate (some one is chewing its tail while it has lost its slime coat), moved the senegal and selling my 12+" fire eel because hes kinda boring and i never see it eat. Was going to give my cousin the marbled achara cat for his 125 with 2 BIG oscars and 2 BIG plecos. Selling my 9" Lap.

All that will be left in my 125 is: 14" silver aro, 10" florida gar, 9" albino senegal, 8" weeksii, 11" endli, 10" palmas. If the ornate recovers i will move him back to 125 as well ( hes about 7"). Moving out fireeel, marble pim cat, lap and removed ornate and senegal to recap.

Also removed all ammo chips and replaced with more eheim balls. so my eheim 2217 is all bio with bag of crushed coral and my 2215 is 1/2 bio half bag of carbon. (with sponges of course (eheim balls and ceramic in both)).

Secretly ive been wanting a motoro and Im trying to seriously cut down on my stock to accomidate. I had a teacup ray before (my first fish) but it would only eat live and then died along with stergeon when i had them and silver aro in 40 breeder running a aquaclear 110 and missed a water change or two (was even more of a rookie back then). Any opinions? So far im only keeping what i REALLY like. No fillers. I know the aro is messy but ive had it since it ws 6" and its now 14" with drop eye (jumped out 3 times when it was in 40 breeder while cleaning before i got 125) :)
 
Leave out the rays please. If those hardy fish are sick, rays won't stand a chance
 
JamesF;5064421; said:
You do have a much larger tank planned for the aro in the next year right?
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Someone i sold the lap to today is selling a 320... thinking about it. But he has quite a bit before he outgrown the 125. He looks tiny in there. I purchased the 125 for it and It was my second fish EVER. So i do plan on keeping it and accommodating.
 
Spiritofthesoul;5064433; said:
Leave out the rays please. If those hardy fish are sick, rays won't stand a chance
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I was over feeding and thats why I had a nitrite and nitrate spike and clown and ornate lost slime coat, also my cinditioner was expired and wsnt doing ots job for last 4 water changes. I have since removed clown knife, lap and ornate and gotten fesh conditioner. Everyones eyes have cleared up. Only weeksii 7", albino 8", lap 10" and endli 11", florida gar 11", silver aro 14" and achara cat 8"(which im looking to sell) and 12" fire eel (also trying to sell) are left with tons of moss balls, 2217 full of bio balls a ceramic, and 2215 with bioballs an carbon, and gravel vacuming every 2 days.

I think i can pull it off if i keep up with water changes and gravel vac, sell achara cat and fire eel. :screwy:
 
TakeNotes;5066982; said:
Someone i sold the lap to today is selling a 320... thinking about it. But he has quite a bit before he outgrown the 125. He looks tiny in there. I purchased the 125 for it and It was my second fish EVER. So i do plan on keeping it and accommodating.
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No he doesn't have quite a bit of time. A yewar is severly pushing it to keep him in there. Once he hits 18", that tank is too small for him.
 
TakeNotes;5066986; said:
I was over feeding and thats why I had a nitrite and nitrate spike and clown and ornate lost slime coat, also my cinditioner was expired and wsnt doing ots job for last 4 water changes. I have since removed clown knife, lap and ornate and gotten fesh conditioner. Everyones eyes have cleared up. Only weeksii 7", albino 8", lap 10" and endli 11", florida gar 11", silver aro 14" and achara cat 8"(which im looking to sell) and 12" fire eel (also trying to sell) are left with tons of moss balls, 2217 full of bio balls a ceramic, and 2215 with bioballs an carbon, and gravel vacuming every 2 days.

I think i can pull it off if i keep up with water changes and gravel vac, sell achara cat and fire eel. :screwy:
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why sell the eel..... :(
 
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