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Primafix should do it.

1 packet per 10 gallons DAILY. so he needs at least a half packet just to dose according to the instructions. maracyn 2 builds up in the water, hence it says NOT to change the water while using it. sinced he is changing out some he has to put back what meds were removed. ie another 1/4...

ok. then you need to use 1/2 packet per day WITHOUT doing water changes. and since your changing half of that water, then add 1/4 of a pack. hard to get it that accurate though. so 3/4 of a pack daily. and then your gonna want to add 1 teaspoon of aquairum salt, 1ml of melafix, and your trace...

hold on..let me read the label again. are you doing this in the bucket or in the tank?

1.5 packs per day

lol yeah sorry for thread jacking.. but i do have to say.. if i fed according to the label on my food i would be putting in 13 crisp 2 to 3 times a day. OR 4-6 LARGE pellets 2 times a day.. thats alot of food.. and poop. haha! (that just ONE fish btw) so im not concerned with a little ammonia...

soooo your saying that fish waste and excess food doesnt cause ammonia? cuz thats exactly the opposite of everything ive ever learned. there is a thread on this forum right here regarding this same matter. id have to search for it, but i read it a couple weeks ago. if you only check your...

i have a giant goldfish that eats and poops alot. lol. but like i said. it spikes, then goes right back down 20 minutes later. ive never seen my tank NOT spike after i feed them. maybe if i had a bigger tank, bigger filter.. etc.. etc.. ( next weeks pay check :) ) my tank is def cycled...

i dont know of any evidence, supporting or dismissing it. but i can tell you that if i feed after a water change MY way, the ammonia is back down to normal in like 20 minutes after the spike. if i do it by just topping off with the garden hose then adding the neutralizer, it takes the better...

I change five gallons once a week. Mainly to just vacuum the waste out. my pal has his tank marked at ten gallons. When it evaporate out to the line he adds ten gallons. He vacuums like once every six months. Lol. and his fish are making tons of fry so he must be doing something right. I'm...

correct, but chloramine doesn't break down immediately on contact with conditioner either. Why take the chance, if it takes 30 minutes to neutralize, then thats 30 minutes its been killing your filters. if you have perfectly healthy strong fish, a little spike in ammonia and nitrite while the...

Lol. Cool. BUT if that is your normal filter don't use that in your bucket. Just a air stone is all you need. The chlorine will kill the good bacteria in the filters and media before the conditioner can work. If its just an extra filter then your good. Hour he getsbetter and remember to keep...

If it is septicemia, maracyn 2 is the way to go. you should of seen my goldie before the treatment. Its good stuff. Honestly its sound like there is some kind of infection going on anyways, won't hurt to try. I gave my fish M2 and 25% of the daily recommended melafix dose just to help will the...

Good deal. As mine got better I changed the water less and less. Never changed more then seven gallons at a time anyways since that was the bucket size. Lol

I'm wouldn't do that.. Do it in the bucket. Make sure the clorine, doesn't even have a chance to kill bacteria in your tank. I just know that when I stopped toping off with tap water things got better almost immediately