Shana0310
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This is gonna be a long one.
I have a new 10 gallon for my Betta. I moved my cycled sponge filter (rated for 10 gallon use) from my old 5 gallon. I recently went to my LFS asking advise on my Betta's fins. They are tattered and look awful. Doesn't appear to be rot and I've never seen him biting them. LFS recommended turning off the filter and treating with salt. I keep it at a very low bubble but I don't think he believed me. So I turned it off, but kept it in the tank.
That brings me to Sunday. A week after I first disconnected the filter. I took my weekly water samples and they were crazy.
Ph - 7.8
Week before - 7.6
Ammonia - .5
Week before - 0
Nitrite - .5
Week before - 0
Nitrate - @ 2
Week before - @ 5
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So I did a 50% water change. Started the filter back up. Added some Stability in hopes of adding some good bacteria (it's always worked before). Then waited 24 hrs.
To test again.
Today my levels are...
Ph - 6 (what happened there?)
Ammonia - .25 (some improvement)
Nitrite - 2.0 (What??)
Nitrate - 2.0
I've never had a ph that low or a nitrite that high.
I'm debating on moving the the Betta to my QT tank but I'm afraid my HOB filter is gonna blow him away.
I'm keeping up the Stability for a week as if I were cycling the tank from scratch. I guess that's the right thing to do.
I'll take any advise. Thanks
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I have a new 10 gallon for my Betta. I moved my cycled sponge filter (rated for 10 gallon use) from my old 5 gallon. I recently went to my LFS asking advise on my Betta's fins. They are tattered and look awful. Doesn't appear to be rot and I've never seen him biting them. LFS recommended turning off the filter and treating with salt. I keep it at a very low bubble but I don't think he believed me. So I turned it off, but kept it in the tank.
That brings me to Sunday. A week after I first disconnected the filter. I took my weekly water samples and they were crazy.
Ph - 7.8
Week before - 7.6
Ammonia - .5
Week before - 0
Nitrite - .5
Week before - 0
Nitrate - @ 2
Week before - @ 5
----------
So I did a 50% water change. Started the filter back up. Added some Stability in hopes of adding some good bacteria (it's always worked before). Then waited 24 hrs.
To test again.
Today my levels are...
Ph - 6 (what happened there?)
Ammonia - .25 (some improvement)
Nitrite - 2.0 (What??)
Nitrate - 2.0
I've never had a ph that low or a nitrite that high.
I'm debating on moving the the Betta to my QT tank but I'm afraid my HOB filter is gonna blow him away.
I'm keeping up the Stability for a week as if I were cycling the tank from scratch. I guess that's the right thing to do.
I'll take any advise. Thanks
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