xandergrzy
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Feb 20, 2012
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Hello everyone.
I am new to tanks and could use some setup advice. I purchased a 10g tank and set everything up and used SeaChem Stability for a couple days to cycle, then began introducing fish. Everything was fine for a while, but after some time the fish started looking sick, so I tested the water and found very high Nitrites (6-7ppm). So I got all the fish out (they are currently housed in some friends tanks). I emptied everything out and started fresh. After getting everything back in the tank with new water, I once again used the Stability solution for 7 days (as recommended by the bottle). I also got filter media and a little water from some friends. It has now been 3 weeks since I started this process and the Nitrites are higher than ever (above 10ppm), and they have been this way for about 2 weeks. Everything I have read suggests that they shouldn't ever get this high even during a cycle.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Also ~ sorry if this is in the wrong forum or anything, I'm new here.
Thanks!
I am new to tanks and could use some setup advice. I purchased a 10g tank and set everything up and used SeaChem Stability for a couple days to cycle, then began introducing fish. Everything was fine for a while, but after some time the fish started looking sick, so I tested the water and found very high Nitrites (6-7ppm). So I got all the fish out (they are currently housed in some friends tanks). I emptied everything out and started fresh. After getting everything back in the tank with new water, I once again used the Stability solution for 7 days (as recommended by the bottle). I also got filter media and a little water from some friends. It has now been 3 weeks since I started this process and the Nitrites are higher than ever (above 10ppm), and they have been this way for about 2 weeks. Everything I have read suggests that they shouldn't ever get this high even during a cycle.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Also ~ sorry if this is in the wrong forum or anything, I'm new here.
Thanks!