CaptainMako
Aquarium Advice Freak
More or less to keep track of things for my own sake, and for those that understand the process better than I to critique and guide me.
Specifications
Test ammonia and nitrites daily, levels must remain below 0.25 ppm to achieve health in fish and nutrition for the bacterial colony. Nitrate levels will be checked later on.
PWC frequency and volume will be determined by daily readings.
Continue testing and PWC's until both ammonia and nitrite levels consistently read zero, cycling is then finished.
Should fish die in the process of cycling, fishless cycling will be undertaken and the routine will continue as normal.
Attempting to treat fish for slight fungal growths, pop eye and torn tail fins. Pimafix treats fungus and infections, melafix treats slight fungus and mainly physical damage. API claims neither chemicals will have an effect on the biological filter. Dosages will be done after any water changes that day for maximum effect.
Carbon filter will be emptied during the cycling process. Medication requires carbon be absent to work.
Single neon blue dwarf gourami and a school of either sunset fire platys or red wag swordtails expected to be added after the process of cycling is finished and signs of disease are gone as well.
pH and High range pH will be centered after the tank is cycled and settled down.
May add more here as time progresses.
Specifications
- 29 Gallon freshwater tank
- Six dalmatian mollies (fish-in cycling, attempting to keep fish healthy)
- Mollies currently afflicted with fungus and pop eye as a result of bad water conditions.
- Chemicals in use: Prime, API Melafix and API Pimafix together
- Equipment: API Freshwater Master Test Kit
- Tank has been up for a while, could be anywhere in the cycling process
- Tap water ammonia level (untreated): Under 0.25 ppm
Test ammonia and nitrites daily, levels must remain below 0.25 ppm to achieve health in fish and nutrition for the bacterial colony. Nitrate levels will be checked later on.
PWC frequency and volume will be determined by daily readings.
Continue testing and PWC's until both ammonia and nitrite levels consistently read zero, cycling is then finished.
Should fish die in the process of cycling, fishless cycling will be undertaken and the routine will continue as normal.
Attempting to treat fish for slight fungal growths, pop eye and torn tail fins. Pimafix treats fungus and infections, melafix treats slight fungus and mainly physical damage. API claims neither chemicals will have an effect on the biological filter. Dosages will be done after any water changes that day for maximum effect.
Carbon filter will be emptied during the cycling process. Medication requires carbon be absent to work.
Single neon blue dwarf gourami and a school of either sunset fire platys or red wag swordtails expected to be added after the process of cycling is finished and signs of disease are gone as well.
pH and High range pH will be centered after the tank is cycled and settled down.
May add more here as time progresses.