cycling tank, when to change water
First my params as of tonight:Ammonia: .25Nitrite: off the chart (maybe 8)Nitrate: 10pH: 7.4I set this tank up last Monday and have 2 goldies 2 dojos and 1 hillstream loach in it (55gal) It has a lot...
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I use Amquel as my water conditioner anyway, so that helps them. I'll do the 75% tonight and the 50% tomorrow evening. I'm not too familiar with salt use, but I know it helps so I will add the 25 tsp...
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Salt helps protect against nitrite poisoning. The article mentions adding salt to protect the gills.I think a big water change and the salt will make a big difference for your guys. Cycling sucks!
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When I cycled with my goldies, I had to do like 25-50-75% water changes every day, or back to back to keep those Nitrites down. About 30 days into it, it comes to an end.Good luck to you!!Annette
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Anette - you had a rough time of cycling I recall. Same here. Seeing nitrates is a good sign though. I remember how happy I was when I saw them
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You need to add back the amount of salt you removed. So, if you had 25 tsp. in and removed 50% of the water you also removed 50% of the salt. Add 12.5 tsp back in with the new water.
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Good point. Had you added any salt to the tank at all yet?If not - you might want to go to 1 tsp/gallon.Can you confirm?Karrie
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No, I never added any salt before this WC. I just added 25 tsp making it .5 tsp per gallon. I ran out of Amquel or I would have don BTB WC. I will get more today and do another 50% WC tonight and add...
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I've had my dojo in 0.5% salt for over a week before and she was fine. Salt should help your fish feel better. Considering the high level of nitrites they were exposed to, I would go with 1...
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at pH of 7.4, I wouldn't worry about ammonia till it's between 1 and 2ppm. salt at 1 tsp per gallon should protect against nitrIte poisoning.Keep a close eye on pH if you're using amquel. It can crash...
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No brown streak in the fins, but aeration has been pretty good anyway. The HOB waterfalls a long way making plenty of bubbles, but I can always add more. The fish are lots more active today. I was so...
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No. Prime doesn't affect pH.BettyVisit our Sister Site, Koivet for more info on goldfish and koi health.
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I just did a 75% and a 50% WC back-to-back. I didn't do any water testing before I did the changes. The fish were bottom-sitting and that told me all I really need to know, I think. This morning and...
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You started with 25 tsp, so after the 75% wc you had 25% of 25 left (or about 6.25 tsp). Then the 50% change left you with just over 3 tsp. So adding 50 tsp gives you just about 1 tsp per gallon....
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Good work Beki,I know that it's exhausting!!Annette
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I WAS tiring Annette. Thanks for the math help Becky, I kept trying to think of it in percentages. It never occured to me to put it into the actual number of teaspoons I had taken out. I don't know...
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water params this afternoon are not encouragingAmmonia still: .25Nitrate down to: 5pH up to: 7.6Nitrite: unknown but high. I can't match the color. It's a pretty purple like 5 but not as deep or pink....
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The salt in the water should protect them from nitrites. They might be down for some time because of the previous exposure however. These things take time to heal.
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I thought an update might be nice. I've been so busy with Christmas it's a little late, but it's better than never. The tank is cycled. I did that one really big WC and the nitrite never rose high...
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Thats good news Beki. Cycling is such a pain! Glad its over I love the icons too lol. Been using them like crazy today.Karrie
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