i wish i could set up a filtation like your sbuse, but i have no room. im waiting on my 160 haha..
WHAT THE F@#%
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q_fish;3409490; said:
if you have room to put a 5gal bucket under or next to your tank and 7-8" in the back you can get the same set up...now it is good before is was questioning it...
You need to read the labels on products before you use them. Novaqua label clearly states that it removes chlorine but only breaks the chlorine-ammonia bond if your water has chloramine. If your supply water has chloramine the novaqua released a crapload of ammonia into your water at an alarming rate, causing your die off. Please disregard everyone elses comments on doing large water changes. Large water changes are very beneficial for the health of your fish if they are done properly. All this talk about 25% no more is foolhardy rubbish. Just read the label thoroughly on any product you haven't used before. Every kick-ass tank I have ever seen had frequent large WCs performed.
I don't think its quite that simple. for one thing, the concentration of chlomamine in most municipal tap waters is very low. the amount of ammonia left behind would probably be insignificant.
secondly,
if it was ammonia that caused all that, the whole tank would have wiped, not just the barbs.
it was specific, which tells us that it was a parameter that the barbs (and not the others) were sensitive to, and that was possibly a pH problem..barbs are sensitive in this regard.
secondly,
if it was ammonia that caused all that, the whole tank would have wiped, not just the barbs.
it was specific, which tells us that it was a parameter that the barbs (and not the others) were sensitive to, and that was possibly a pH problem..barbs are sensitive in this regard.
12 Volt Man;3461773; said:
It is common knowledge that some species succumb to ammonia poisoning sooner than others. He said he had been doing regular large water changes so the PH should have been stable. Funny how the only change ever stated was misuse of a new product. We don't know how high the chloramine is from his tap or if it even has chloramine. Before now all I have read in this thread are fairy tales about how large water changes are harmful. They say more than 25% is terrifying. 25% may be adequate if you plan on doing two WCs a day. I and several people I know do frequent gigantic water changes with great results. This is exactly what needs to be done to prevent most tragedies like this. I just was trying to tell SBUSE that he should definitely read labels on chemicals he is going to put in his tank or this may happen again. By the way, ammonia problems can be PH related as well. If PH shot up with ammonia in the tank already its toxicity would have increased dramatically-PH shock and poisoning at the same time. Guess we will never get the full picture since this guy refuses to post any test readings even though several people asked for them.
