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[daeception03]

Personally I'd leave it for a few hours to see if it settles. If it didn't settle then I'd probably do a 50-75% water change.. Is the water coming from your tap cloudy?

Also, I'm not an expert on these things, that's just what I personally would do.

ok thank you for your adivice,,, I will wait for more answers from other MFK members and observe my water if it changes or no ,,, ty

 

[Kittiee Katt]

All good.
Also, another thing that will help others in answering your question, how long as the tank been setup?

 

[daeception03]

All good.
Also, another thing that will help others in answering your question, how long as the tank been setup?

ohh ,, the tank setup is new lol ,,, just got it yesterday ,, put some water then my fish ,, so basically its new

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Ahh... That may be the cause of your cloudy water.. Google 'nitrogen cycle aquariums' and read up on that.

 

[daeception03]

Ahh... That may be the cause of your cloudy water.. Google 'nitrogen cycle aquariums' and read up on that.

ok thank youuu

 

[Kittiee Katt]

All good. Good luck with your fish and welcome to mfk.

 

[justarn]

hi, your tank should have been set up for a month before you add fish pal, so it could cycle... you are going to need to change 75% water daily with declorinator, do you have any friends with tanks? you could really do with adding an established sponge filter of some established filter media and decor. the beneficial bacteria you need spreads its self over every surface the water touches like a film, you need this seriously or you are at a big risk of killing your fish. a lfs might sell you some used media or a used sponge filter. good luck.

 

[daeception03]

hi, your tank should have been set up for a month before you add fish pal, so it could cycle... you are going to need to change 75% water daily with declorinator, do you have any friends with tanks? you could really do with adding an established sponge filter of some established filter media and decor. the beneficial bacteria you need spreads its self over every surface the water touches like a film, you need this seriously or you are at a big risk of killing your fish. a lfs might sell you some used media or a used sponge filter. good luck.

so basically my fish will die ???

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Your fish may not die, you need to get the tank cycled. Unfortunately you're guna have to do a "fish in cycle". This will mean exposing your fish to high amounts of Ammonia and Nitrite, but your fish may survive. Since your tank isn't cycled and you seem a little lost with what to do, here's a small list of some of the things you're guna need during your cycle, to give your fish the best chance of survival.

Dechlorinator: seachem prime is one I personally like, its concentrated so you use less than other brands and can be safely overdosed up to 5x the standard dosage. Try to get a dechlorinator that will detoxify ammonia (this is why I like prime)

Test kits: these are expensive but extremely important. Api master kit works well, and is much cheaper than some of the other kits - test kits are extremely important so that you know how far through your cycle you are, and if you need to add extra prime.

If you want to give it a go you could get some bottled beneficial bacteria there is a bit of speculation on how well these work, if at all.. Read up on them and make your own decision.

Also as justarn said, if you have a friend with an already cycled tank you could ask them for a tiny bit of their sponge, or a hand full of gravel to put in your tank to 'seed' your filter. Anything in an established tank will have beneficial bacteria (BB) living on it, just make sure that whatever you get from friends stays wet (in water from the tank it came from - NOT in tap water) until you get it in your tank, once the surface that the BB live on dries out, they will all die. If you search nitrogen cycle on Google you should find a lot of useful info.

Don't give up hope, with a bit of luck and a lot of research, your fish might survive. Good luck!

 

[daeception03]

Your fish may not die, you need to get the tank cycled. Unfortunately you're guna have to do a "fish in cycle". This will mean exposing your fish to high amounts of Ammonia and Nitrite, but your fish may survive. Since your tank isn't cycled and you seem a little lost with what to do, here's a small list of some of the things you're guna need during your cycle, to give your fish the best chance of survival.

Dechlorinator: seachem prime is one I personally like, its concentrated so you use less than other brands and can be safely overdosed up to 5x the standard dosage. Try to get a dechlorinator that will detoxify ammonia (this is why I like prime)

Test kits: these are expensive but extremely important. Api master kit works well, and is much cheaper than some of the other kits - test kits are extremely important so that you know how far through your cycle you are, and if you need to add extra prime.

If you want to give it a go you could get some bottled beneficial bacteria there is a bit of speculation on how well these work, if at all.. Read up on them and make your own decision.

Also as justarn said, if you have a friend with an already cycled tank you could ask them for a tiny bit of their sponge, or a hand full of gravel to put in your tank to 'seed' your filter. Anything in an established tank will have beneficial bacteria (BB) living on it, just make sure that whatever you get from friends stays wet (in water from the tank it came from - NOT in tap water) until you get it in your tank, once the surface that the BB live on dries out, they will all die. If you search nitrogen cycle on Google you should find a lot of useful info.

Don't give up hope, with a bit of luck and a lot of research, your fish might survive. Good luck!

usually how long does it take to fully complete the nitrogen cycle ?