aquacichlids
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Mar 20, 2013
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hello everyone ,
Im a new guy with a new tank here. I do need urgent advice on my 60 gallon tank with 13 adult size cichlids including an 10 inch Jack D.
Got the tank setup on march 14, with only 3 gallons of old water from my friend whos moving. And added the rest of the tank with tap water. I had no choice, but 13 fish has now swam in this dangerous water for 6 days.
SO, after all treatment for toxin, stress, alkalinity, and two whole bottles of live bacteria, my water reads: about 1ppm AMMO, 6 or 7ppm NITRITE( blowing out the test chart), 0 NITRATE. The water is obviously showing bac blooming now, white/greyish.
URGENT- should I do partial water changes immediately ? ( how much , how often and till when?) or should I just keep as it and let bacteria do its work. Im really battling this right now. changing water will swap out good bateria, but all fish is sitting in dangerous water every minute.
I need your advice on this water please!
Im a new guy with a new tank here. I do need urgent advice on my 60 gallon tank with 13 adult size cichlids including an 10 inch Jack D.
Got the tank setup on march 14, with only 3 gallons of old water from my friend whos moving. And added the rest of the tank with tap water. I had no choice, but 13 fish has now swam in this dangerous water for 6 days.
SO, after all treatment for toxin, stress, alkalinity, and two whole bottles of live bacteria, my water reads: about 1ppm AMMO, 6 or 7ppm NITRITE( blowing out the test chart), 0 NITRATE. The water is obviously showing bac blooming now, white/greyish.
URGENT- should I do partial water changes immediately ? ( how much , how often and till when?) or should I just keep as it and let bacteria do its work. Im really battling this right now. changing water will swap out good bateria, but all fish is sitting in dangerous water every minute.
I need your advice on this water please!