Alright guys,
Here's the deal, as some of you know I picked up 6 orino's on Saturday, only 2 of the six have eaten at least one rosy since. Their getting alittle skinnier. All of my water from falcet was filtered through I believe it's called an Ho2 filtration system which makes the water very pure like you would for discus. It cycled for 48 hours, the right amount of bacteria was added, the right amount of electrolytes according to the bottle that comes with it, and the right amount of PH conditioner. I tried San Francisco Bay frozen blood worms about 1/2 hr. ago, no interest. So I checked the PH and Nitrite levels.
PH is at 7.6 dont know why it's so high, bottle directions suck, nitrite levels at .15 ppm water temp at 88. Called the store, owner said he's never heard of having to keep the water that warm for these guys, to drop it back down overnight to around 80, and try live black worms. What about the water?
Here's another thing that is worrying me, before setting up the tank I used the isulated spray that you would use to fill in gaps around the home that cause drafts, that expands for my backround. I also used a spray can bottle called natural rock that walmart sells, the backround looks sharp, like real rock. I let this all dry for more then 72 hrs. before filling the tank, it was completely dry and non-toxic, could this be the problem, and has anyone else ever done this, I've seen it on google for do it yourself backrounds? Thanks for your time, all comments and suggestions welcomed !!!
Jim
Here's the deal, as some of you know I picked up 6 orino's on Saturday, only 2 of the six have eaten at least one rosy since. Their getting alittle skinnier. All of my water from falcet was filtered through I believe it's called an Ho2 filtration system which makes the water very pure like you would for discus. It cycled for 48 hours, the right amount of bacteria was added, the right amount of electrolytes according to the bottle that comes with it, and the right amount of PH conditioner. I tried San Francisco Bay frozen blood worms about 1/2 hr. ago, no interest. So I checked the PH and Nitrite levels.
PH is at 7.6 dont know why it's so high, bottle directions suck, nitrite levels at .15 ppm water temp at 88. Called the store, owner said he's never heard of having to keep the water that warm for these guys, to drop it back down overnight to around 80, and try live black worms. What about the water?
Here's another thing that is worrying me, before setting up the tank I used the isulated spray that you would use to fill in gaps around the home that cause drafts, that expands for my backround. I also used a spray can bottle called natural rock that walmart sells, the backround looks sharp, like real rock. I let this all dry for more then 72 hrs. before filling the tank, it was completely dry and non-toxic, could this be the problem, and has anyone else ever done this, I've seen it on google for do it yourself backrounds? Thanks for your time, all comments and suggestions welcomed !!!
Jim
