Recent content by ryansmith8907

Thanks for the advise. I wish I had gotten that message before i went to bed. They made it through the day and i was about to begin assimilating them this evening and decided to check the PH in the tank before i began. The PH had grown from 6.8 (store bought water) to 7.6 overnight. I'm testing...

Good points Thanks again for the reply. So they fish are in an open bag that is tied to the side of the tank until the tank does a full 24 hour cycle. I'll assimilate them like you talked about. I guess I didn't realize how little would be so drastic for them. I assumed a massive swing was...

water Issues Thanks so much for the reply. My ammonia and nitrite levels are at 0 ppm and my nitrate levels are at 15-20ppm. i just restarted the one tank, primarily because i couldn't get the nitrates to come down at all. On the tank i "restarted" i did replace the filter but not the bio...

Ok so I purchased a house that has two eclipse 3's built into the wall (about 40gallons each I believe). Both tanks had gone unattended, unfed, and unpowered for about 5-6 months until I could finally get to close on the house. To my surprise several fish survived. Well things have taken a turn...