Recent content by limojica

Oh Rach I am so sorry to hear! The rock is still good as well as the sand. Have you had the filter running with the crabs? If so and if its been running do a small water change before adding fish. If the filter sat all this time without power, clean in treated water and run. The issue is with...

Wow! Thanks for your service. Yes that is the good thing about the hobby...being able to restock after something like that. I have Malawi too. They seemed fine. I was most worried about my Red Parrot. He looked a bit stressed and started to turn a little white. He's fine now.

Sorry to hear. I wasn't prepared because I don't live in an evacuation zone. A tree fell and knocked out power. I went to buy two battery pumps and used the sponge filters already in the tank for bubbles. I didn't feed them and changed the water to add warm water every 8 hrs. I also had fry and...

I had no power for 11 days during Sandy. I prepared by using battery air pumps with the Pro V sponges already in tanks. I fed them after 7 days but slightly. The house was ice cold about 30 degrees so I covered the tanks with blankets and kept adding warm water every 8-10 hrs. My filters were...

Thanks, seems like I was doing that. Maybe there was too much load for them and I never rinsed them fully so the load accumulated. I put them in a bucket of water and the water turned black. Sign they needed to be removed immediately...poor fish.

Well I think I've finally figured this out...but only after losing a few fish which is unfortunate. One tank 75 gal with one 12 inch fish finally cycled completely. I waited to see if the 90 gal would cycle, took fish out, cleaned both filters, changed 80% of the water...NOTHING. There HAS to be...

The ammonia is back! I cleaned the Eheim again and when I went to restart the hose shot out that gook again. Looks like it's from the hoses...looking to purchase another set. Too long to clean. Does the gook hurt the fish? They seem to be swimming nicely without issue. I have exactly 25 fish now...

I just checked ammonia and it's 0, PH is 7.0 which is low. I keep the temp at 81 degrees. I have one air stone and 3 sponge air stones so 4 total. No, don't have nitrates either. Tested all 3 yesterday all readings were at 0. I changed filters when I had nitrites but they disappeared about a few...

I am really confused. I've been trying to cycle a 90 gal tank for months. Finally after days of cleaning the filter, I have 0 ammonia readings but no nitrites? Now the fish are full of fungus. I am changing the water twice a day and it seems when I cleaned the filter (not the hoses) all...

Losing fish I am confused. I am losing fish. Just found one again this morning down in a corner. His body looked white/beat up...I know it's from the poor water quality in the 90 gal. Should I switch fish? I've tried switching filters once I got nitrites but it seemed to do more harm than good...

Update Well after all my mistakes and losing two more fish :( I stuck with the decision of changing filters and it looks like the 75 gal is almost cycled. Two straight days of 0 Ammonia and this morning 0 Nitrites. Whoohoo! After losing one of my favorite buddies, I upgraded the 10 gal...

Yes, add Prime and Jungle Clear Holdex. Did a 50% water change last night, checked the ammonia on the 90 gal and it was 0...then this morning checked ammonia again and it was 0. But no nitrities or nitrates...so I am confused now. It seems I should have nitrites if no ammonia since this tank is...

OK, I see my mistakes. I lost a few fish and got scared. I have to do the water changes but enough to get rid of the ammonia/nitrites...just not take off the top 20%. I did the daily huge water changes in the beginning and I need to go back to that and just be patient. Got it...I can't...

Great. Thanks again!

Yes and it has a little ammonia sometimes...I let it run first then put it in. Also add ammonia detox. Think it's my not doing enough of a change. I am cleaning the gravel bed but then not doing a full change for fear of shocking the fish.