AnneVictoria
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi All,
I have been desperate for some cycling help and though I got advice elsewhere, I am not making progress. I hope someone here can help.
I have a betta (a couple months now).
1. He has velvet and fin rot. He is in a 2.5 gallon "hospital tank" and though he seems happy and spunky and is making nests, he still has velvet, though his fins are improving. I have been using, on the advice of others, Ick Guard for the Velvet. He has been treated for three weeks. How long will this take? His tank is about 82 and dark most of the time. Should I try treating with something else? Any directions?
2. I have a 5.5 gallon tank I am trying to cycle fishless-ly. I treated with ammonia to about 1.5-2 ppm on August 20th, just the one dose. I have been testing for nitrites with the API kit as I was told once I see nitrites, to dose with ammonia again to???
I still see no nitrites. This is 15 days! Also, the weird thing is, the test strip looks neither blue-green like 0ppm nor purple like all the nitrite-showing colors but plain blue like the Ph strip. Yes I am using the correct bottle, following directions exactly, etc. Now my ammonia is down to about .25ppm, still no nitrites. Help. I want to get this tank cycled and create a healthy home for my betta.
Thanks for any and all responses.
Anne Victoria
I have been desperate for some cycling help and though I got advice elsewhere, I am not making progress. I hope someone here can help.
I have a betta (a couple months now).
1. He has velvet and fin rot. He is in a 2.5 gallon "hospital tank" and though he seems happy and spunky and is making nests, he still has velvet, though his fins are improving. I have been using, on the advice of others, Ick Guard for the Velvet. He has been treated for three weeks. How long will this take? His tank is about 82 and dark most of the time. Should I try treating with something else? Any directions?
2. I have a 5.5 gallon tank I am trying to cycle fishless-ly. I treated with ammonia to about 1.5-2 ppm on August 20th, just the one dose. I have been testing for nitrites with the API kit as I was told once I see nitrites, to dose with ammonia again to???
I still see no nitrites. This is 15 days! Also, the weird thing is, the test strip looks neither blue-green like 0ppm nor purple like all the nitrite-showing colors but plain blue like the Ph strip. Yes I am using the correct bottle, following directions exactly, etc. Now my ammonia is down to about .25ppm, still no nitrites. Help. I want to get this tank cycled and create a healthy home for my betta.
Thanks for any and all responses.
Anne Victoria