QT

[clowninround]

Noticed my Naso was breathing heavy (she's coming on the 2 week mark in QT) and I immediatly check the parameters, Nitrite was off the charts. Mind you this is was daily 5 gallon w/c in a 20 gallon tank. Setting up the tank I used the water from the main, which I had these water parameters: ammonia 0, ph 8.2, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 5 (at the time), sg 1.023, temp 79. my guess is that the tank was beginning a cycling process. How can I avoid this in the future?

 

[quarryshark]

I have been through that before. I just kept on battling it with "daily" water changes. Eventually the biological filter caught up. This was with a heavy bioload too. Can't really totally prevent it in a small system with basic filtration IMO.
You sure she isn't coming down with something?
Water changes, water changes.................
A pain..I know.
How big is she??

 

[clowninround]

She's 3 inches and I hope not cause stupid me felt sorry for her and put her in the main. 8O i know I know, bad choice but she was doing great until today when I noticed her heavy breathing.

 

[quarryshark]

8O 8O 8O
I hope it was the water quality then.
Keeping fingers (and toes) crossed for you.

 

[clowninround]

Great news, no heavy breathing in the tank and she is eating great! She and my clown are tring to establish who's the big guy in the tank lol. Yeah I know it was a dumb move, I was just scared she'd die in QT being that it seemed to be going threw it's cycle process and I didn't know what else to do.

 

[quarryshark]

It may have been the right move under the circumstance. Time will tell. As always, I'm pullin for ya.

 

[clowninround]

Thanks