Convict2161
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They could be chasing it but not likely. They will come out whenever they wanna really. You change your profile pic as much as you perform water changes BTW....
High Nitrates.
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Jess1ca
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Convict2161 said:
Haha! I was tired of the old one lol! I have only seen him at night since I've bought him? He looks good so I guess I shouldn't worry!
Convict2161
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AndrewsPistol said:
If it makes ya feel better I hardly see mine. He just sticks his head out of a Cichlid stone and just waits for feeding. Then at lights out I drop some sinking wafers for the rest of bottom dwellers.
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Jess1ca
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Convict2161 said:
My cichlids will not allow food to hit the bottom haha!
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AndrewsPistol said:
You'd be surprised. How do you think your bottom dwellers are still alive. Some food makes it there trust me. At night when all is quite. Drop some sinking pellets in there. I think you have some right?
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Jess1ca
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Convict2161 said:
Yep
I put em in every other day but the cichlids see it and eat most of em
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Btw, my sand bed is not that deep every where that'd where they move it too, the front? Like building a door haha!
Convict2161
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AndrewsPistol said:
Certain areas it looks like you have 2-4 inch sand bed... That's pretty deep.
Convict2161
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Any updates on your nitrAte issues with your tanks? Wondering If you got it under control....
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Jess1ca
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Convict2161 said:
Nope. Water changes is my solution atm. Still testing high.
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AndrewsPistol said:
Did we rule out a bad test kit? How many water changes and what's it testing at now?
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Jess1ca
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Convict2161 said:
It's brand new!?
Convict2161
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AndrewsPistol said:
Hmmm... I guess keep up in water changes and see if it levels out. They shouldn't be that high for this long. Something is wrong somewhere. You remember my issue and it leveled out now. I do smaller more frequent water changes.
Mumma.of.two
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Have you tested with half tank water half nitrate free water yet? Or taken a sample to your LFS for testing?
Convict2161
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Mumma.of.two said:
Mumma what are you thinking? Something has to be going on no? All but 1 tank effected by this, something is up.
Mumma.of.two
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That's why I'm asking her to cross check the results against another test kit and dilute the water from the tanks to see if it really is that high. Something is definitely up like a bad test kits or massively high nitrates but without some more info and experimenting we won't find the answer.
Convict2161
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Mumma.of.two said:
Very true. All I know is she has well water of that makes a difference. Curious to find out what the issue is. Hope she finds out.
Cichlid Kid
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Like mumma said. I'd use distilled water @1/2 and tankwater@1/2 and see what your results are. Hopefully it's an easy fix for you. Are your fish doin ok so far?
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Jess1ca
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I will do that today when I test. The fish are absolutely fine! I seen one flashing a little last night but other than that they are eating great and very active.
