Rectic Trouble

[mad_elf]

i have just came in from work and my retic was acting funny,half a hour lata i checkd on it,he was on his back.so i put him right side up,now wen hes swimming he gets up the tank a little then hits the bottom wi a thud.any ideas???

 

[sam buckle]

water parameters?
temperature, ammonia , nitrite, nitrate , ph?
how long has tank been set up?
size of tank?
size of ray?
how long have you had ray?

 

[mad_elf]

water parameters r all normal.amonia 0,checkd it all today
tanks been set up for over two months b4 i put him in,
had ray for about 6 weeks,hes about 4"
tank is 4x2x2
its like hes going all stiff now

water parameters?
temperature, ammonia , nitrite, nitrate , ph?
how long has tank been set up?
size of tank?
size of ray?
how long have you had ray?

 

[sunvalley aquarist]

how often and what percent are your water changes?
what's your nitrate reading?

 

[mad_elf]

i change the water every 3 days,about 25 to 30 percent,am not sure what nitrate levels are,dont have a kit,just testd amonia levels

how often and what percent are your water changes?
what's your nitrate reading?

 

[Just Toby]

water parameters r all normal.amonia 0,checkd it all today

You have said parameterS normal and then in next post said only ammonia?

I would check Nitrate and Nitrite, In my opinion all ray keepers should have a Nitrate test kit as their best friend, I would assume that if you are not testing for it you may have a big problem....it could be 50ppm straight out of your tap therefore the tank could be far worse.

Test the tap and the tank.

I hate to say it but I guess the Ray will be dead soon as the Retics seems to be the most sensitive to water quality.

 

[mad_elf]

just testd nitrate levels,its 50 mg/l how do i get my levels down a bit??

 

[Just Toby]

just testd nitrate levels,its 50 mg/l how do i get my levels down a bit??

Test the tap water, if the tap water is lower then it is a simple case of regular twice weekly water changes to dilute the problem.

The good news is that your filter is working correctly.

If the water out the tap is above or similar to 50ppm then you need to look at nitrate reduction techniques such as ion exchange resins or algae scrubbers.

Let us know what the tap water is like and then report back

 

[mad_elf]

just tested the tap water,its around the 10 mg/1,wat does this mean in terms what i have to do now?

Test the tap water, if the tap water is lower then it is a simple case of regular twice weekly water changes to dilute the problem.

The good news is that your filter is working correctly.

If the water out the tap is above or similar to 50ppm then you need to look at nitrate reduction techniques such as ion exchange resins or algae scrubbers.

Let us know what the tap water is like and then report back

 

[Gshock]

There is no need to worry about nitrates. Proven already that rays are able to thrive and breed in nitrate levels up to 300 ppm. Only thing you really need to worry about parameter wise is ammonia and nitrite.