tmcpeek
Aquarium Advice Freak
I lost a fish in my Qt this morning so I tested the water. The qt has been cycling for 5 weeks and nitrites and ammonia are 0 and nitrates <5. I added 7 green chromis two days ago and have lost 2 already (they are in a container being acclimated to my main right now)
I tested phosphate and here are the readings
QT 3-4
display 0
R/O D/I water 0
fresh batch of mixed salt water 0
The Qt is bare with the exception of 2 pieces of PVC and a piece of granite rock (found at the beach years ago bleached it boiled it and rinsed it in r/o water and let sit for a week before putting it in the tank) The only thing I can think is that the rock is leaching phosphates so I removed it and will do a complete water change in the QT to see what happens.
Could it be anything other than the rock adding phosphates to my QT?
I tested phosphate and here are the readings
QT 3-4
display 0
R/O D/I water 0
fresh batch of mixed salt water 0
The Qt is bare with the exception of 2 pieces of PVC and a piece of granite rock (found at the beach years ago bleached it boiled it and rinsed it in r/o water and let sit for a week before putting it in the tank) The only thing I can think is that the rock is leaching phosphates so I removed it and will do a complete water change in the QT to see what happens.
Could it be anything other than the rock adding phosphates to my QT?