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HAD HUGE PH CRASH AND AMMONIA SPIKE IN A SPAN OF 4 HOURS!!!

Maybe 3 hours after adding the CLAY POT I noticed the feeders hanging at the surface of the water.

Suspicious, I did an ammonia test and it was right about at 1.0 ppm! Obviosly, the clay pot caused the Ph to crash, and greatly raised ammonia levels.
Luckily, I caught it early and did an 80% water change with treated water.

This is one of the only times I can say FEEDERS SAVED MY FISH!

Levels are returning to normal.
 
Still have a reading of trace amounts of ammonia, but just did a 30% water change with prime.

If this does not eliminate ALL of the ammonia im going to use Tetra Ammonia Detox to see if that will do the trick.

Again, careless rookie mistake of changing the quarantine tank has cost me more work and almost the fish:irked:.
 
Sorry, really didnt go into detail on the full story,

Well I didnt soak the pot in water for a week (just washed it), so I think It still had something on it that caused it to jump.

Some food/spit up dead fish got caught under it and was there all nite, and when its a small tank with 82 degree water, ammonia is bound to rise.

And the dead fish in warm water where ph crashed caused the little bit of rise in ammonia to be super toxic.

(The TSN and feeders had a quick response to the trace amounts of ammonia, which could only mean the ph crashed, as ph shock makes ammonia twice as toxic.

Basically, me adding stuff just didnt have a good effect on the health of the tank

THIS TANK IS FULLY CYCLED!!! BEEN UP FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS
 
rudukai13;3939227; said:
A clay pot shouldn't have caused a PH crash though, let alone a spike in ammonia...
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+1 soaked or not, you wont ever be able to get stable params in a drawer, get a ten or twenty gallon for quarantine tank, right now it seems like your adding all these unnecessary chems which are just gonna make it take longer for it to get up to proper strength, to be honest im shocked its still alive, get a tank, larger bodys of water are easier to stabilize, stop with all these chemicals, just use salt, warm water, and frequent water changes
 
Ah, a rotting feeder definitely could have effected the Ph and ammonia levels. I was worried my advice had caused your fish to almost kick it...
 
I only use chems when I change the water.

I have to use them as my tap water is very high in nitrates and copper and a substantial amount of chloramine.

Im using plastic because it is safest for the smaller/easily spookable fish, as I have lost one before due to it hitting the glass during a water change and breaking its snout.

This guy came from absolutely horendous conditions and want a small tank so i can very easily monitor him.

After he puts another inch on he can go into a 40 gallon

also, I dont use salt on juvenile cats before they are established with no obvious signs diseases for treatment.

These are the methods I have used for my other large cats which I have grown from juvies, and I really take pride in how healthy they are, as they are putting on about 2.5 inches a month and couldnt be happier.
 
there is copper and nitrates in your water? where do you live? do you guys drink that water?! that is crazy that your tap water is that horrible, i would def invest in an RO unit if i were you (not just for the fish but to have better water for you as well), i mean i use prime for the chlorine/chloramine but as far as i know thats all thats in my water (and i think its only chlorine that they use here but im not sure)
 
I live in the IU campus Dorms.... Very old pipes, very bad water. I dont even drink it.

Just couldnt resist not having fish around me, I guess im kinda taking advantage of the fish only policy...

Ive been getting good results with my arowana using a combo of RO and conditioned tap water, so thats what im doing for this guy.

The only reason I have this guy here is because I dont trust putting a freshly bought fish into my main tanks while other people are looking after it at home while im away during the week.
They can handle variables much better than little ones can.
 
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