I just bought new filters for my goldfish and Betta tank, penguin minis. The old filters I had were horrible which was the reason for the change. I put the new filters in 3 weeks ago and left the old ones in at the same time. I took the old ones out yesterday and the tanks got really cloudy which means I may have a mini-cycle on my hands. I added stress zyme and ammo-lock (which detoxifies ammonia). Is there anything else I can really do? How long will this most likely last?
Mini-Cycle Question
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It will give you false readings on your ammonia test kit until your water is all changed. I wouldn't suggest ammo lock. Also, you say your tank got cloudy but have the levels of nitrite or ammonia actually gone up? Sometimes the cloudiness just comes from not rinsing the new cartridge well enough, or stuff that came off of the filter during the change...
I don't think the cloudiness would hurt the fish....unless its cloudy because of high levels of nitrite or ammonia...you need to find out what those levels are and what is causing the cloudiness. It may be an algae bloom that just happened to pop up at the same time?
Don't forget...when you test for ammonia now your readings will be off because of the ammo lock...but your nitrite reading should be accurate.
Don't forget...when you test for ammonia now your readings will be off because of the ammo lock...but your nitrite reading should be accurate.
Both tanks have nitrite of 0. Haven't tested ammonia because someone said that ammonia readings won't come out correct because I added ammo-lock. The cloudiness is so bad that I can't see the fish unless they're at the front of the tank; but they seem to be acting normal from what I saw. Any more suggestions?
Partial water changes may help in addition to what you are already doing.
Bettas are pretty hardy fish, they seem to survive in the most adverse conditions (ie lfs bettas).
Oh yah, I noticed you have African Dwarf Frogs in your 55 gal, do you know how long they live? I wanted to get some but I was afraid that they die really easily.
Bettas are pretty hardy fish, they seem to survive in the most adverse conditions (ie lfs bettas).
Oh yah, I noticed you have African Dwarf Frogs in your 55 gal, do you know how long they live? I wanted to get some but I was afraid that they die really easily.