I just put this in the middle basket of my FX-5.I was having serious problems with my nitrate levels.I won't know if there was any effect until 48 hours,I would think.Any thoughts on weather this is a good product or not?
Marine Land Diamond Blend??
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Knowdafish;2137663; said:
Ok,I'm confusing nitrates with nitrites,again..
sorry.So this ammonia remover won't help me in the nitrate department,gotcha.I just did a search on nitrates again and found that not overfeeding and water changes is the best way to battle nitrates.I don't know what I was thinking.But I am kinda still new to this whole filter bio chem thing.
this isn't just AC, it's AC and an ammonia absorbing resin. Let's try and solve the cause and not the effect. In a normal aquatic environment (that is well established), you won't be having these problems. It is safe to assume that your tank is currently not falling under this category.
1)How long has this tank been set up?
2)How big is this tank?
3)What and How many of said finned friends do you have in it?
4)What is your maintenance schedule?
If you're confusing nitrates and nitrites we have a problem. One is poisonous to fish at trace levels, the other at 20X that. Get a good reading of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH (sounds dumb, but how acidic the water is can make a different) and if you can swing it kH and gH (hardness: not the most important thing, but can determine buffering capacity. If you don't have these, no biggy).
Tell us these things, and we can help you stop your problem without having to rely on a product that might or might not work; and if it does work... for how long. I find it best to not have to rely on these things (zeolite, AC, pretty much any toxin absorbing resin)
1)How long has this tank been set up?
2)How big is this tank?
3)What and How many of said finned friends do you have in it?
4)What is your maintenance schedule?
If you're confusing nitrates and nitrites we have a problem. One is poisonous to fish at trace levels, the other at 20X that. Get a good reading of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH (sounds dumb, but how acidic the water is can make a different) and if you can swing it kH and gH (hardness: not the most important thing, but can determine buffering capacity. If you don't have these, no biggy).
Tell us these things, and we can help you stop your problem without having to rely on a product that might or might not work; and if it does work... for how long. I find it best to not have to rely on these things (zeolite, AC, pretty much any toxin absorbing resin)
cassharper;2138377; said:
The setup is 125gal with 35 african cichlids,most of them small.It has been up for over a year now,but just recently heavily stocked with africans.I try to do 2 water changes a week at 30%.I had one friend tell me that I should do 50%,but I thought doing that much of a water even with the conditioner and water repair would still be harmful to your fish??
nitrAtes can onlye brought down via:
1: Water Change (Best of the best, The Bently of nitrate removers)
2: Planets (more plants then fish, actuly a lot more plants then fish)
3: Ozone (can be harmful if you don't know what your doing)
4: Nitrate coils (this can also kill all your fish if you mess up)
5: Other ultra low O2 filteres
1: Water Change (Best of the best, The Bently of nitrate removers)
2: Planets (more plants then fish, actuly a lot more plants then fish)
3: Ozone (can be harmful if you don't know what your doing)
4: Nitrate coils (this can also kill all your fish if you mess up)
5: Other ultra low O2 filteres
Sorry I haven't kept up, forgot about this one! How are they still doing?
It sounds like something went wrong and your tank is going through another cycle. Go ahead with enough water changes (the fish will be fine) to keep these levels minimal. The only thing that can hurt fish in large H2O changes is temp difference, pH difference, untreated tap water, and a few other things that most people don't encounter. As long as the main ones are taken care of, change to your hearts content... the fish will love you for it.
It sounds like something went wrong and your tank is going through another cycle. Go ahead with enough water changes (the fish will be fine) to keep these levels minimal. The only thing that can hurt fish in large H2O changes is temp difference, pH difference, untreated tap water, and a few other things that most people don't encounter. As long as the main ones are taken care of, change to your hearts content... the fish will love you for it.