NEED TO SET UP A HOSPITAL TANK ASAP

[Carny_4_Life]

Ok I bought 2 blood parrots from Wal-Mart and Moser tried to kill Mario(the other blood parrot) right now I have a tank screen top deviding the tank they are in.Also the victim(Mario) seemed very sick but is getting a little better but I'm moving him to a 5 gallon hospital tank as soon as possible how do I cycle it for him quickly because Moser is getting vicious and I don't know how long the screen will hold because it's to big for the tank so I had to put it lop sided and he's trying to squeeze through the cracks.The tank they are in(as welll as all my tanks 6 ten gallons,a 5 gallon,and a 55 gallon)once held fish but were taken down and scurbed out so there is no bactiera in them nor in the gravel.So how do I get the tank cycled so I can move him.My friend said it would take atleast a week or more I don't think he can wait that long. I've used the chemicles Cycle,Stress Coat,and a de clorifier on both tanks.
P.S Is it possible to over dose a tank with to much Stress Coat and to much Cycle.
Thanks

 

[Euge]

try using the filter media you have in your current setup. Transfer some of it.

 

[Dr Joe]

try using the filter media you have in your current setup. Transfer some of it.

And divide the water between the two tanks. Add fresh treated/temperature matched water.

Yes you can over-do these chemicals. If you think you have, do W/C's to dilute the tank.

You have extra tanks and you don't have one just set up and waiting??? Shame on you...

Good luck and keep us posted.

Dr Joe

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[Carny_4_Life]

And divide the water between the two tanks. Add fresh treated/temperature matched water.

Yes you can over-do these chemicals. If you think you have, do W/C's to dilute the tank.

You have extra tanks and you don't have one just set up and waiting??? Shame on you...

Good luck and keep us posted.

Dr Joe

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Well I didn't know the other fish was gonna go psyco.
But I'm gonna set up ALL my tanks with in the next few days.
I think I may have od'd the parrots on Stress Coat I've used half a bottle in the past week of course I did a water change.
And I put about a gallon of water from the old tank into the new hospital tank.
I swear these 10 gallons are more trouble than they are worth I need more money for fish
No matter when I go to the carnival I might come back with enough to build a couple 1000 gallon tank. I made 1,500 last year in one weekend so if I can I'm gonna turn these feeder sized tanks into cactus pots

Is it possible to house a parrot fish with a single convit ciclid in a 10 gallon.I have doubts cause Akon killed the whole G-Unit Crue(don't ask when I got them I was totaly into rap.)
So do you think considering this one is bigger than him he'd be ok?

Yeah and also what could I put into a 55 gallon tank it has 2 55 gallon filters on it I was gonna put the parrrots in it but they are seriously getting on my nerves.
Can't weight to build my dream 3,500 gallon shark tank.

 

[Dr Joe]

Your not the bearded lady are you?

Who's going to watch the fish while your gone?

If the parrots are larger by a margin you might get away with it but why bother?

 

[Carny_4_Life]

Your not the bearded lady are you?

Who's going to watch the fish while your gone?

If the parrots are larger by a margin you might get away with it but why bother?

Not Funny
I work a joint with my dad and step mother.
We were at the Georgia State Fair
it was 2 weeks I worked very few hours Dad made like 4,000
but I made enough I mostly do it cause it pays good,it's fun,and I get all the candy apples I want.
The fish will be feed 1 time bofore I leave and put on a 30 day auto feeder if it's a long spot if not they'll get feed once before I leave and once by my family .And when I come back I'll take care of them.

I don't work all year just good spots. I just put Carny_4_Life as my screen name cause I've been a carny most of my life and will be until I die.
But I don't think my fish would die from going a few days without food I actually told my family NOT to feed them unles I said cause it' more likely they'll over feed them.

 

[Dr Joe]

My Son's friend has a big kettle corn concession.

Good Luck and hope to hear from you when your back.

Dr Joe

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[Carny_4_Life]

another question i'm having trouble with heathing with out heater my tanks stay a steady 75-80 degrees with a heater my fish usually boil is there any way to cool the water especially in the summer because I was thinking about getting a few goldfish and setting upp a koi grow out pond in my basement

 

[Dr Joe]

You have cooling problems in the basement...WOW.

Most people have the opposite.

75*-80* is fine for gfish & koi.

Do you have access to the outside world?

You could bury a coil of tubing in the ground about 6 ft deep to cool of the water.

Oh, and get another heater, that's one's not so good.

Dr Joe

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[Carny_4_Life]

I think I'm goona throw away my hearts cause I had one tank literaly boil it had mollies in it and the water got so hot it burnt my hand when I touched the glass
the ice trick has never worked 4 me i'm not sure about the coil idea cause I'm no mole rat so digging isn't my speciality and the basement has a concret floor about 2 feet thick(it was built as a celar/storm shelter)the house was built about 60 years ago.
I have no problem keeping tropicals upstares or in the basemnt but I don't think the goldfish like it.
And there's one room in the basement which the hearter goes into which is my 3rd bedroom(yes I have 3 count them 3 bedrooms so that's not a typo)it gets around 90 0r so in there I'm tempted to cut the door out and grab a few carny friends and put a 1,000 or so gallon stock tank down there which I'd turn into a shark tank.
Humm the possibilities would it be possible and safe to buy a chiller for my goldfish (during the summer it gets upwards of 100 degress here)and I don't think that's safe for them.
Maybe I could move them to my trailor up the hill that's empty and run the ac 24/7 but that might put a BIG dent in the power bill and everyon from miles around would want to congrigate in my 1,700 foot air conditioned goldfish trailor

it's a thought though lol