ok go to your lfs and pic up some bacteria -BRIGHTWELL AQUATICS MicroBacter7, its bioculture. check thier website www.brightwellaquatics.com. Actually your 50% water changes every 5-7 days its both good, because its probably the only reason their still alive!, and very bad because your not giving your bacteria enough time to establish it sounds like. i use the product i spoke of earlier, and its great. follow the directions though. also, salt does nothing to help your problem here bro. hope this helps you. as far as the carbon helping...sorry bro, they sent you in the wrong direction. i dont even run carbon unless im removing meds or one of my catfish vomits his prized meal back up. dirty fish bro.
rtc X tsn is not looking to good
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Exactly!...justonemoretank;3543609; said:
The Red Tailed catfish and the Tiger Shovelnose catfish, both, come from acidic water probably 6.8
Your LFS just sold you Carbon and salt, when that doesn't work, he'll sell you something to buffer or raise the Ph...when that doesn't work and the fish die, what will he sell you then?
You said the tank has been running for a year, those 2 fish you have there arn't a year and a half old, what happened to the other stock?
I'm wondering why you ask us for help, then, site what your obviously incompetent LFS is telling you.
Something here isn't adding up.
2 x AquaClear 110's and a Fluval 305 on a 125g tank, you have 2 fish, you do weekly 25% waterchanges, and you just had an Ammonia reading of 4.0PPM, NitrIte of .50PPM and Zero NitrAtes.
then
you stated you do 50% W/Cs every 5-7 days and 12 hours after a 50% W/C you read 1PPm Ammonia
Zero NitrItes and 5PPM NitrAtes...
There is contradiction in your posts, I'm sure it is some kind of mistake
maybe we need to start over or something or maybe ummm well,
you know...
Sorry about the confusion I do 25% one week and 50% the next i alternate
However i did do 30% water change tonight again at around 9PM and i tested the water again to make sure i was accurate the first time
Nitrate 5.0
nitrite 0ppm
amonia 1.0
ph 6.6 (only change from last test)
i have added the cycle, i believe my BB died when i had the algae bloom a couple weeks ago. This is the reason my tank is also cloudy.. Well wish me luck hopefully i can get this problem solved and thanks for your help to those who provided me with there input
However i did do 30% water change tonight again at around 9PM and i tested the water again to make sure i was accurate the first time
Nitrate 5.0
nitrite 0ppm
amonia 1.0
ph 6.6 (only change from last test)
i have added the cycle, i believe my BB died when i had the algae bloom a couple weeks ago. This is the reason my tank is also cloudy.. Well wish me luck hopefully i can get this problem solved and thanks for your help to those who provided me with there input
Update on my catfish his eyes are not cloudy and he is swimming more and more instead of just staying at the bottom of the tank
Some updates..
On the afternoon of 10-18 I spoke to another friend who has been raising tanks for 25 yrs and he told me my PH was too low and that what the LFS told me to do was the right thing to do. I replaced all the carbon in my filters, did a 25% water changed, raised the temp of the tank and added a cup of aquarium salt every 12 hrs.
6 days later the eyes of the ID shark and the hybrid have cleared up and his scars are healing nicely. the scar on his back is 75% gone, and the scar underneath him is about 90% healed. So far all is well. i will post pics of his recovery. my fish went from floating swimming upside down to swimming all over the tank and eating well. once again thanks
On the afternoon of 10-18 I spoke to another friend who has been raising tanks for 25 yrs and he told me my PH was too low and that what the LFS told me to do was the right thing to do. I replaced all the carbon in my filters, did a 25% water changed, raised the temp of the tank and added a cup of aquarium salt every 12 hrs.
6 days later the eyes of the ID shark and the hybrid have cleared up and his scars are healing nicely. the scar on his back is 75% gone, and the scar underneath him is about 90% healed. So far all is well. i will post pics of his recovery. my fish went from floating swimming upside down to swimming all over the tank and eating well. once again thanks
fcamargo6thave;3559946; said:
2 cups per 24hours x 6 days = 12 cups?? and this much salt is for what?
If you're trying to raise pH and KH, try reading here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWsubwebindex/fwh2oquality.htm
The salt alone won't do it. This mix combines marine salt mix, epsom salt, and baking soda to slowly raise pH and keep it there, due to also raising KH. This article explains the basics on pH and KH as well, and you really need to learn what you're doing and why you're doing it, instead of taking advice from five different people, none of whom care for your fish as much as you do. I'm not saying their advice is bad, but they're never going to be as invested in your fish as you, because the fish aren't theirs. Just take some time and understand what's going on and what you need to be doing to treat.
And your pH may be too low. But the problems you presented with originally were due to the toxic ammonia levels present in your tank.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWsubwebindex/fwh2oquality.htm
The salt alone won't do it. This mix combines marine salt mix, epsom salt, and baking soda to slowly raise pH and keep it there, due to also raising KH. This article explains the basics on pH and KH as well, and you really need to learn what you're doing and why you're doing it, instead of taking advice from five different people, none of whom care for your fish as much as you do. I'm not saying their advice is bad, but they're never going to be as invested in your fish as you, because the fish aren't theirs. Just take some time and understand what's going on and what you need to be doing to treat.
And your pH may be too low. But the problems you presented with originally were due to the toxic ammonia levels present in your tank.
