progress of the aro noob

[Juxtaroberto]

There's no way to test for dissolved organic compounds, though. They could be a variety of things, but they dirty the water.

And like you saw, your pH fell. If you wait many weeks between water changes, you could stress the fish enough to kill it. It's best to do water changes at least once a week.

If you have ammonia and nitrite showing up, maybe you weren't completely done cycling. Did you use the cycled filter when you moved the aro into its new home? These two are very toxic to fish, especially something like a baby arowana.

 

[skiptomyzoo]

you didn't cycle properly of something is rotting/breaking down in the tank like uneaten food. Doubt you have enough fish waste to throw it that high. If I had to take a guess, would be a tank not cycled.

And I just read your entire thread as well as the 20 gallon thread, not taking sides, but I hope you and bderick can settle your differences. He does know what he is talking about, and it would be an unfortunate bridge to burn.

 

[dayak]

well, we will see whats the numbers say tomorrow and if the reading still high(dont change) going to do another WC, what i and my wife did was 50% WC, might have to do another after the we pulled out the result.

 

[bomber]

Salt can help with the nitrites along with 5x amount of prime.

Keep up on these large water changes to help remove ammonia/nitrites. Feed less, or do giant water changes after you feed.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

When you had your aro in the smaller tank, you said you'd cycled, right? Did you move that filter onto this tank? Otherwise, your tank is gonna cycle all over again. In that case, use Seachem Stability in conjunction with Seachem Prime. Stability will reduce your cycle to a week or so; Prime will detoxify the nitrogenous waste, while still leaving it available to the bacteria.

 

[dayak]

dont tell me its the kitchen salt?
or is it the special salt? any recommendation on brand?
and what is its 5X amount of prime

 

[dayak]

no i used new media on the bigger filteration system with treated water and old water from the old tank

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Yes, you can use table salt. I use Norton without any problems. Prime refers to the same thing I told you about Seachem Prime, which will detoxify nitrogenous waste while still leaving it available to the BB.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

no i used new media on the bigger filteration system with treated water and old water from the old tank

Ah, there's the problem. Water isn't cycled. It doesn't do anything to add "used" water to a new tank. You needed all the old media. By now, though, the BB are all dead. Use Seachem Stability. It's a bottled product, and everyone who's used it swears it works miracles.

 

[bomber]

Aquarium salt is what I use. You can pick this up at any aquarium store. Yes more $ to spend on this hobby. It does not stop eithe. What I meant was in case of a nitrite reading you can dose your tank with the 5x amount of what you would normaly use with 1 cap per 50 gallons with prime...

in your case.... 75 gallons:

50% water change would nomally use half a cap of Prime when you do a water change.

Just use 5x half a cap = 2.5 caps, heck y not use 3 caps when you do 50% water changes to remove the chlorine your water. This should help(not get ride of) neutralize the nitrites.