40 gallon BREEDER.
1 blood parrot
2 bala shark
HAD silver dollar tetra (lost it) during this issue I’m having)
Current filters: CASCADE 500 canister, 1 big sponge, and one HOB 30 gallon
Temperature at 78 F
So this summer I got into the fish keeping hobby. I cycled my tank in about 45 days (fishless) using pure ammonia.
I got my fishes soon after reaching 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite.
fishes have been fine until now.
I lost a fish out of no where which obviously made me check my water parameters. I had a reading of .25 ammonia .25 nitrites and 10-20ppm nitrates.
I immediately did around a 40% water change. The next day I realized my water was a bit cloudy so I checked my readings again and had the same as I started even after a 40% water change. I added prime and stability, my fishes look ok for now but I don’t wanna loose another one. What could have happened to my cycle? I am so stressed out at this point because it took me soo long to cycle and for it to just “un-cycle” is killing me. I don’t want my fishes to die, or see them sick. If anyone could give me any advice please! Also PH is 6.2 when before it would be around 7.
1 blood parrot
2 bala shark
HAD silver dollar tetra (lost it) during this issue I’m having)
Current filters: CASCADE 500 canister, 1 big sponge, and one HOB 30 gallon
Temperature at 78 F
So this summer I got into the fish keeping hobby. I cycled my tank in about 45 days (fishless) using pure ammonia.
I got my fishes soon after reaching 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite.
fishes have been fine until now.
I lost a fish out of no where which obviously made me check my water parameters. I had a reading of .25 ammonia .25 nitrites and 10-20ppm nitrates.
I immediately did around a 40% water change. The next day I realized my water was a bit cloudy so I checked my readings again and had the same as I started even after a 40% water change. I added prime and stability, my fishes look ok for now but I don’t wanna loose another one. What could have happened to my cycle? I am so stressed out at this point because it took me soo long to cycle and for it to just “un-cycle” is killing me. I don’t want my fishes to die, or see them sick. If anyone could give me any advice please! Also PH is 6.2 when before it would be around 7.