I dunno even where to begin! Got given a 50gal. freshwater tank (heater, air pump, air stone, filter, gravel, fake plants, included; bought thermometer & light w/ hood). 10 live fish with about 10gal. of original water too. Since I had live fish I could not wait to cycle my tank properly. I have 2 neon tetras, 2 glow tetras, 2 zebra danio, 1 swardtail, 1 bala shark, 1 molly & a fish I cant id (it looks like zebra danio but stripes are silver & much longer pelvic & caudal fins)!
PROBLEM
-Green alge started growing about week 3 bought 2 mystery snails
-Glow tetras started losing color 1st on caudal fin, then dorsal fin
-Glow tetras dorsal & caudal fin edges started appearing white
-Glow tetras, neon tetras, molly & swardtail appear to have fin rot?
-can snails carry fin rot?
-On day 2 of Maracyn treatment & causing ammonia to rise
-how do I lower ammonia with out adding more chemicals
-I dont think water change is correct b/c will get rid of medicine
Side note my ph keeps dropping; at 6ppm currently. Read about crushed coral but how do I administer? Poor whole bag in like gravel? Put in some sort of mesh bag & let sit in tank till ph rises?
I am so new & so lost! I feel like I need a chemistry degree to figure this all out! PLEASE HELP THE NEWBIE!
PROBLEM
-Green alge started growing about week 3 bought 2 mystery snails
-Glow tetras started losing color 1st on caudal fin, then dorsal fin
-Glow tetras dorsal & caudal fin edges started appearing white
-Glow tetras, neon tetras, molly & swardtail appear to have fin rot?
-can snails carry fin rot?
-On day 2 of Maracyn treatment & causing ammonia to rise
-how do I lower ammonia with out adding more chemicals
-I dont think water change is correct b/c will get rid of medicine
Side note my ph keeps dropping; at 6ppm currently. Read about crushed coral but how do I administer? Poor whole bag in like gravel? Put in some sort of mesh bag & let sit in tank till ph rises?
I am so new & so lost! I feel like I need a chemistry degree to figure this all out! PLEASE HELP THE NEWBIE!