CALLING ALL AQUARIUM DETECTIVES!!
Can some one tell me if a UV sterilizer rated for a 55 Gallon aquarium (9 Watt) will work for my 75 Gallon aquarium? What do UV sterilizers kill? Will it wipe out my good bacteria if I leave it on all day everyday?
I have been having fish die in it, and it has been cloudy lately. I don't think it is cycling but I am not sure. It is about a month old. It was cloudy for about 2 weeks when we first set it up but then it cleared up, and we added fish and they were fine for about 2 weeks. Now it is cloudy again and there is algae growing on the glass. I checked the parameters, and The Ammonia, NItrite, AND NitrAte were all at 0! I thought it was copper in my pipes, but I have shrimp and they did not die and plus I added Stress Coat to the tank and that neutralizes copper. Fish were still dying. After losing about 11 neons, I did a 25% water change once a day for 2 days. That did not help. I have narrowed it down to a Bacteria/Fungal problem. I am not sure which. Is it really a B/F problem?
Im hoping the UV sterilizer will kill the algae and whatever is killing my fish. Will the UV sterilizer kill whatever is killing my fish? (Probably bacterial or fungal)
I was looking at this model, any experiences with this one??
http://www.petco.com/product/114522...e-Internal-UV-Sterilizer-with-Power-Head.aspx
PLEASE HELP! Im desperate, and confused I dont want any more of my fish to die!!
Can some one tell me if a UV sterilizer rated for a 55 Gallon aquarium (9 Watt) will work for my 75 Gallon aquarium? What do UV sterilizers kill? Will it wipe out my good bacteria if I leave it on all day everyday?
I have been having fish die in it, and it has been cloudy lately. I don't think it is cycling but I am not sure. It is about a month old. It was cloudy for about 2 weeks when we first set it up but then it cleared up, and we added fish and they were fine for about 2 weeks. Now it is cloudy again and there is algae growing on the glass. I checked the parameters, and The Ammonia, NItrite, AND NitrAte were all at 0! I thought it was copper in my pipes, but I have shrimp and they did not die and plus I added Stress Coat to the tank and that neutralizes copper. Fish were still dying. After losing about 11 neons, I did a 25% water change once a day for 2 days. That did not help. I have narrowed it down to a Bacteria/Fungal problem. I am not sure which. Is it really a B/F problem?
Im hoping the UV sterilizer will kill the algae and whatever is killing my fish. Will the UV sterilizer kill whatever is killing my fish? (Probably bacterial or fungal)
I was looking at this model, any experiences with this one??
http://www.petco.com/product/114522...e-Internal-UV-Sterilizer-with-Power-Head.aspx
PLEASE HELP! Im desperate, and confused I dont want any more of my fish to die!!