Hi all,
I finally found the perfect piece of driftwood at an LFS and added it to my 35 gal hex tank. The tank has been up and running (with the same inhabitants) for over a year with no issues. I noticed the morning after adding the driftwood that my ember tetras were gasping at the surface. I immediately performed a 75% water change, added Prime accordingly, and let them recover. The next morning (today) I found the embers at the surface again. Attached is the driftwood (for ID purposes..) and the current test results.
I have a Fluval 407 filter on the tank that was last cleaned 3 months ago so the media in the filter is good and seasoned. Typically ammonia in this tank are at zero. Again, no additional fish or plants were added.. just removed a resin decoration and replaced it with driftwood. Thanks all!
Also, floating at the top is a fresh bag of activated charcoal. I know it should be in the filter but I was in a rush to get to work and didn't have time to add it to the canister.
I finally found the perfect piece of driftwood at an LFS and added it to my 35 gal hex tank. The tank has been up and running (with the same inhabitants) for over a year with no issues. I noticed the morning after adding the driftwood that my ember tetras were gasping at the surface. I immediately performed a 75% water change, added Prime accordingly, and let them recover. The next morning (today) I found the embers at the surface again. Attached is the driftwood (for ID purposes..) and the current test results.
I have a Fluval 407 filter on the tank that was last cleaned 3 months ago so the media in the filter is good and seasoned. Typically ammonia in this tank are at zero. Again, no additional fish or plants were added.. just removed a resin decoration and replaced it with driftwood. Thanks all!
Also, floating at the top is a fresh bag of activated charcoal. I know it should be in the filter but I was in a rush to get to work and didn't have time to add it to the canister.