Qt trouble - Aquarium Advice

Morticus · 05-26-2005, 03:45 PM

I bought my first fish yesterday, a royal gramma. I had my 10g [acronym:e96daf7bfc="quarantine or quart depending on context"]qt[/acronym:e96daf7bfc] running with heater, air bubbler, and filter. The two parts of filter media had been sitting in my sump for a week and a half now so I assumed it had built up enough bacteria to take care of one gramma. Acclimation went fine, but today I test the perimeters and I have .5 amm and .25 nitrite. The gramma is just hanging out in one of the corners not moving much... what should I do?

Phyl · 05-26-2005, 03:49 PM

In one day you went from 0 ammo to .5?! That sounds all but impossible to achieve! Did you feed already? If so what and did you leave the food in the tank or siphon it out? Don't leave any food left behind from feedings. I'd do a 50% water change today and 20% more the next two days... Test the ammo each day and change water as necessary.

Morticus · 05-26-2005, 04:16 PM

I dropped about a tenth of a flake in yesterday and today, and didn't syphon it out. I don't have any aged saltwater right now, but I can mix some up now, should I still do the water change today?

revhtree · 05-26-2005, 04:32 PM

As far as the gramma is concerned......they tend to be very skiddish and will hide, or lay under things and not move at all. Give it sometime, and get the water parimeters in check.

05-26-2005, 03:45 PM	#1
Morticus Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 185 Images: 17	Qt trouble I bought my first fish yesterday, a royal gramma. I had my 10g [acronym:e96daf7bfc="quarantine or quart depending on context"]qt[/acronym:e96daf7bfc] running with heater, air bubbler, and filter. The two parts of filter media had been sitting in my sump for a week and a half now so I assumed it had built up enough bacteria to take care of one gramma. Acclimation went fine, but today I test the perimeters and I have .5 amm and .25 nitrite. The gramma is just hanging out in one of the corners not moving much... what should I do? __________________ 55g cycled. 15g sump, refugium, [acronym:181f441525="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:181f441525] rubble, mag 7, Maxi-Jet 1200. 36lbs hirocks.com, 20# keys 20# gulf [acronym:181f441525="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:181f441525].com to arrive on Wensday! 1.0 Albino Burmese Python 0.1 California Kingsnake 0.1 Ball Python 0.1 Amelystic Corn Snake

05-26-2005, 03:49 PM	#2
Phyl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,107 Images: 30	In one day you went from 0 ammo to .5?! That sounds all but impossible to achieve! Did you feed already? If so what and did you leave the food in the tank or siphon it out? Don't leave any food left behind from feedings. I'd do a 50% water change today and 20% more the next two days... Test the ammo each day and change water as necessary. __________________ Phyllis Join the NJ Reef Club Today! Saving the world's reefs one living room at a time! Next meeting: Eric Borneman, Dana Riddle, & Charles Mazel on October 25, 2008

05-26-2005, 04:16 PM	#3
Morticus Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 185 Images: 17	I dropped about a tenth of a flake in yesterday and today, and didn't syphon it out. I don't have any aged saltwater right now, but I can mix some up now, should I still do the water change today? __________________ 55g cycled. 15g sump, refugium, [acronym:181f441525="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:181f441525] rubble, mag 7, Maxi-Jet 1200. 36lbs hirocks.com, 20# keys 20# gulf [acronym:181f441525="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:181f441525].com to arrive on Wensday! 1.0 Albino Burmese Python 0.1 California Kingsnake 0.1 Ball Python 0.1 Amelystic Corn Snake

05-26-2005, 04:32 PM	#4
revhtree Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rossville. Ga Posts: 4,047 Images: 1	As far as the gramma is concerned......they tend to be very skiddish and will hide, or lay under things and not move at all. Give it sometime, and get the water parimeters in check. __________________ Remember to Keep Christ First! 120G - Deltec AP601 Skimmer - Reefkeeper2 - Geo 618 - (2)Tunze 6100 - Tunze 6212 Wave Box - (2) 250w MH's w/VHO

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