Hey guys,
Found this website last night, I'm a complete newbie and I've already done allot of things I really should'nt have. I had no idea about cycling, and thus, have not done it. Typically i filled my tank with decorations and fish... I did not quarantine any of the fish, and I probably over stocked it as well. I did use water conditioner and let the water temp get to a proper level though. I put the fish bags into the water to let the temp even up then let the fish out into the tank. All was going well for the first week untill my pleco (which i know i should'nt have bought cuz of it's size) came down with the ich. It has died along with two neons and my red eye tetra, Two guppies and three dwarf frogs seem alright right now.
So, I took all the water, decor, and gravel out and washed them in tap water. Refilled it, took the filter media out, and put in some ich clear. Then I found this website and realized that I missed several key steps... now I'm wiser for the next time but the thing is, I can't use the filter media with the ich medicine, and my tank is going to go through it's cycle soon with fish in it. I'm assuming my best course of action is to do PWC daily untill the ich is gone then replace the filter media.... Is this the best thing, any other suggestions?
oh yeh, it's a 10 gallon tank, with air stone, heater and a trickle filter (<-- I think thats what it's called, pulls water from it's tube then trickles it back in by overflowing the canister with the media in it)
Found this website last night, I'm a complete newbie and I've already done allot of things I really should'nt have. I had no idea about cycling, and thus, have not done it. Typically i filled my tank with decorations and fish... I did not quarantine any of the fish, and I probably over stocked it as well. I did use water conditioner and let the water temp get to a proper level though. I put the fish bags into the water to let the temp even up then let the fish out into the tank. All was going well for the first week untill my pleco (which i know i should'nt have bought cuz of it's size) came down with the ich. It has died along with two neons and my red eye tetra, Two guppies and three dwarf frogs seem alright right now.
So, I took all the water, decor, and gravel out and washed them in tap water. Refilled it, took the filter media out, and put in some ich clear. Then I found this website and realized that I missed several key steps... now I'm wiser for the next time but the thing is, I can't use the filter media with the ich medicine, and my tank is going to go through it's cycle soon with fish in it. I'm assuming my best course of action is to do PWC daily untill the ich is gone then replace the filter media.... Is this the best thing, any other suggestions?
oh yeh, it's a 10 gallon tank, with air stone, heater and a trickle filter (<-- I think thats what it's called, pulls water from it's tube then trickles it back in by overflowing the canister with the media in it)