irons414
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
i had a 10 gallon hexagon tank for a while stocked with a rainbow cichlid, 1 waterfall barb, 1 greenish/blue cory (really very pretty), and 1 black paradise fish. it had an rugf in operation which i removed and the tank went thru a re-cycle. that was several weeks ago, like almost 3 months! i had a thread going on about it on the "getting started" forum on this website...
about 2 weeks ago, i bought a 15 gallon high tank. i used most of the same water and all the old gravel. i have the all the same fish in the current tank. the water params are always changing, like within a matter of days.
2 days ago:
ammonia: 0-.25
nitrite: .05
nitrate: 50-100
i did nothing but add some amquel to the water.
today, they read:
ammonia: 1.0-2.5
nitrite: .05
nitrate: 50-100
i use the red sea test kits. i just did a 50% water change to hopefully ease the levels. i mean, whats going on?! i dont think im overstocked; the biggest fish i have is the rainbow and hes at 3.5-4". the other fish are only like 2-3" or so.
it has a penguin 150 on it with a pot scrubbie in the box with my own media cartridge the bio-wheel has been operating on the tanks for 4-5 months now. i also run an air pump to a big hydro sponge filter.
i dont know what to do to cure these water issues. i mean, the params are ALWAYS like this! i would really appreciate any insight.
about 2 weeks ago, i bought a 15 gallon high tank. i used most of the same water and all the old gravel. i have the all the same fish in the current tank. the water params are always changing, like within a matter of days.
2 days ago:
ammonia: 0-.25
nitrite: .05
nitrate: 50-100
i did nothing but add some amquel to the water.
today, they read:
ammonia: 1.0-2.5
nitrite: .05
nitrate: 50-100
i use the red sea test kits. i just did a 50% water change to hopefully ease the levels. i mean, whats going on?! i dont think im overstocked; the biggest fish i have is the rainbow and hes at 3.5-4". the other fish are only like 2-3" or so.
it has a penguin 150 on it with a pot scrubbie in the box with my own media cartridge the bio-wheel has been operating on the tanks for 4-5 months now. i also run an air pump to a big hydro sponge filter.
i dont know what to do to cure these water issues. i mean, the params are ALWAYS like this! i would really appreciate any insight.