well i just discoverd that my fish tank has high amonia. i have desided to move the fish in to a small cup, and put them in to my 15G. will this be ok? second, i was going to use my garden hose to drain the tank. take out the subtrate, and replace it with 3 dollar play sand, wash it off, and put it in the tank, and replace the heater. than, with the hose, attached to the house this time, fill it back up, with a blue plate on the bottom. prime the filter and get it going( it has been rinsed, and cleaned, and drained of all water). if there is any probs with what im going to do, PLZ tell me.
amonia posining. UGG :(
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I would keep an eye on ammonia in the tank you moved the fish to. The sudden addition of many fish to that tank, could cause ammonia levels to spike there.Did you save any of the filter material from the tank the fry were in? If not,, you will need to take some of the filter material and a cup or two of aquarium gravel from your other tank to help seed the tank you have ,or are going to change substrate in. Place the gravel in a section of nylon and place it and some of the filter material into the filter you cleaned. this will help the tank you are changing substrate in ,develop the biological bacteria so that you won't cause the fish stress. In my view,, you need to perform water changes anytime ammonia is above 0.25 on test results. Be sure and rinse the sand numerous times before placing it in the tank.Takes about a pound or a little more of sand per gal of water for most tanks.
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Did you let the filter dry out? If so, you may have lost the bacterial colonies that grow on it (and control ammonia levels in your water). Which could mean the start of a new cycle. Plus, changing the substrate also diminishes your friendly bacterial colonies. It kinda sounds like you might be starting over, to me. That's sorry news, I know.
What do you have in the fry tank? A filter? Any substrate? You may be able to "borrow" from your fry tank to seed your 20G. Maybe it has enough bacteria growing in it to support your 20G. I'm not sure about that though. Someone else may have some other input on that.
Regardless, when you set up your 20G again, I would watch the ammonia levels closely. Check it twice a day so you will know if there is a spike and be ready to do water changes to remedy it asap.
Good luck!
What do you have in the fry tank? A filter? Any substrate? You may be able to "borrow" from your fry tank to seed your 20G. Maybe it has enough bacteria growing in it to support your 20G. I'm not sure about that though. Someone else may have some other input on that.
Regardless, when you set up your 20G again, I would watch the ammonia levels closely. Check it twice a day so you will know if there is a spike and be ready to do water changes to remedy it asap.
Good luck!
SafeStart requires no refridgeration. Tetra acquired the rights to distribute BioSpira, I believe, and came out with SafeStart, which requires no refridgeration. I've used it, it still works same as BioSpira.
However, I should mention, Scott, that it works best if there are no fish or ammonia present in the tank. I tried using it once while my 100g was cycling, and it didn't speed up my cycle. I used it on a brand new tank, and it cycled well, there was a small ammonia spike (around 0.25ppm) for about a day, but that's it.
However, I should mention, Scott, that it works best if there are no fish or ammonia present in the tank. I tried using it once while my 100g was cycling, and it didn't speed up my cycle. I used it on a brand new tank, and it cycled well, there was a small ammonia spike (around 0.25ppm) for about a day, but that's it.
