Liquid test kit, or strips?
I have the strips and then I take his water to the pet store up the street and they test ammonia for me. I went to buy the liquid test and the store didn’t have it in stock at the time. Correct, I did not forget the conditioner. I’m at a loss for what happened. I had done the change the same as I had previously. The tank is now growing some brown algae stuff as well that wasn’t in there prior to him being like this.
Oh gosh! I didn’t think of that but just looked and it’s good until 9/2024.
Brown algae is actually diatoms, shouldn't hurt the fish.
Ordered! I’m hoping it comes before Thursday! I did match as best I could but it was just by putting the water on my wrists. I didn’t have a thermometer for the new water.
Good deal with the test kit, we need some accurate measurements of your tank water
Oh! I have a food thermometer. I didn’t even think of using that. I’ll do a 50% water change tonight and March the water temp.Good deal with the test kit, we need some accurate measurements of your tank water
Also a good idea to keep one of these on hand, for WC's...we want to match our temps as closely as possible
https/smile.amazon.com/s?k=digital+pocket+thermometer&crid=TVKGS47IOP3&sprefix=digital+pocket+thermometer,aps,95&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&tag=ff0d01-20
You want a digital pocket thermometer that is calibratable, you will also use it to get temps from your tank(s), as well, before doing WCs...to check the accuracy of heaters/glass thermometers that claim to show the tank temp, but can be very inaccurate
Yup! This is similar to mine. It’s a digital one. My tank thermometer said the water was 80 and my digital one said it was 82.5. I turned my heater down some to try to cool it down a little.You want a digital pocket thermometer that is calibratable, you will also use it to get temps from your tank(s), as well, before doing WCs...to check the accuracy of heaters/glass thermometers that claim to show the tank temp, but can be very inaccurate
The cooking-grade thermometers usually have tiny dials, and are hard to read...especially for my aged yes, lol
The calibratable digital ones are easy to use (and calibrate), and aren't expensive...something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009WE45/?tag=ff0d01-20
As a matter of fact, I need a new one, I've about worn out my old one, which was very similar, so I'm going to order one, myself
It is perfectly fine to leave the fish in the tank, during WC's, moving him just causes more stress, anyway
I found a 10 gallon tank in my screened in patio. I’m going to soak it and clean it and find a place in the house for it. The 3 gallon fits perfectly in a nook on my desk but this one is much largerIt is perfectly fine to leave the fish in the tank, during WC's, moving him just causes more stress, anyway
Just be gentle when you go about the change, take your time
And get him a 5.5G, when you get a chance
do I need to do anything special to put him in that one?
do those temperature laser guns work?You want a digital pocket thermometer that is calibratable, you will also use it to get temps from your tank(s), as well, before doing WCs...to check the accuracy of heaters/glass thermometers that claim to show the tank temp, but can be very inaccurate
The cooking-grade thermometers usually have tiny dials, and are hard to read...especially for my aged yes, lol
The calibratable digital ones are easy to use (and calibrate), and aren't expensive...something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009WE45/?tag=ff0d01-20
As a matter of fact, I need a new one, I've about worn out my old one, which was very similar, so I'm going to order one, myself
Well, that was convenientI found a 10 gallon tank in my screened in patio. I’m going to soak it and clean it and find a place in the house for it. The 3 gallon fits perfectly in a nook on my desk but this one is much larger
Infrared temp guns are a bit of overkill, for fishkeeping purposes....IMO....
