kryat
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Its safe to say to say that I am a complete newbie when it comes to aquariums, and I think i may have just did something terrible.
I have a 10 gallon aquarium, which currently has only 1 male betta, a pigmy cory cat, and two mystery snails...
I was testing the water today to see if it was safe to add another fish, I am anxious to get the tank rolling and in my haste, and newbie-ness, I did a ammonium and nitrite test (taking a sample of water for both then adding in drops and waiting for the test results), to make a long story short I dumped the test water back into the tank after the test was done! (It was my days as a life-gaurd when we would test the chlorine levels then dump the water back in)
Right now the tank water is cloudy and discolored.
Are my fish in danger, should I remove them from the tank, put then into fresh water, and clean the tank? Or is it okay... and will the filter remove the chemicals from the tank, and my fish are relatively safe... I know i screwed up, I just dont want to lose the fish.
I feel like an idiot and i dont want my fish to die on the first time out.
Please reply back asap.
I have a 10 gallon aquarium, which currently has only 1 male betta, a pigmy cory cat, and two mystery snails...
I was testing the water today to see if it was safe to add another fish, I am anxious to get the tank rolling and in my haste, and newbie-ness, I did a ammonium and nitrite test (taking a sample of water for both then adding in drops and waiting for the test results), to make a long story short I dumped the test water back into the tank after the test was done! (It was my days as a life-gaurd when we would test the chlorine levels then dump the water back in)
Right now the tank water is cloudy and discolored.
Are my fish in danger, should I remove them from the tank, put then into fresh water, and clean the tank? Or is it okay... and will the filter remove the chemicals from the tank, and my fish are relatively safe... I know i screwed up, I just dont want to lose the fish.
I feel like an idiot and i dont want my fish to die on the first time out.
Please reply back asap.