Carbon Dust Cloud

[rockson3]

60gal. 3 week old tank, cycled with liquid cycle.

Neutral Ph. levels - slightly hard water.

Temp. 80-82 deg.

Tank mates - (1) Betta, (1) Cory cat, (2) Blue Rams, (15) Silver Tip Tetras.

Water changes - 5gal. a week.

Fitration - Fluval 403 Canister

Did not have original sponge final stage filter for this canister, so I used a double density filter pad folded into a pita pocket and added Amo-Carb into the pocket. I thought I rinsed all of the dust out, but there was just a little left and now it's in my water.

Is there something I could use to remove the dust, like a nylon stocking or micro partical filter?

The other two media chambers are curently empty.

I've heard that the dust is harmful to fish gills.

TIA,

Cliff

 

[loachylover]

usually activated carbon will clean your water up

 

[Alien Anna]

60gal. 3 week old tank, cycled with liquid cycle.

What is "liquid cycle"? Unless it is something you have extracted from an established tank I'm afraid your tank is not cycled. I am not aware of any product generally commercially available that can actually cycle a tank - that takes time and either fish or some other artificial source of ammonia. Please read up on the process - it's very important if you don't want to lose fish!

 

[freshmike]

This is cycle......Not as good as using actual matured aquarium water, but still pretty good!!!

 

[Alien Anna]

This is cycle......Not as good as using actual matured aquarium water, but still pretty good!!!

I know what Cycle is and I'm not impressed. However, the manufacturers of Cycle would need to answer my questions:
1. How can the bacteria be kept alive in a bottle when the bacteria in fish tanks need oxygenated water and a source of ammonia to survive?
2. Assuming the bacteria is in a suspended state, what makes that any better than the bacteria spores that naturally invade your tank as ammonia appears in the water?
3. How can Cycle instantly colonise your filter and gravel, given that bacteria need time to divide and grow? And if they aren't claiming that, how can those bacteria prevent fish loss by ammonia and nitrite? The bacteria can't utilise ammonia or nitrite unless they've established themselves in your filter and gravel!

I'll bet you if you email the manufacturers and ask how long Cycle will take to cycle a tank they'd give you an evasive answer which is basically the same amount of time it would take to cycle a tank without Cycle. I've seen no research evidence that this product actually speeds up cycling and the produce itself does not claim to cycle a tank all on its own.

I could be wrong of course - I'm prepared to accept that, but put it this way, I'd take some convincing.

Incidently, matured aquarium water would be pretty useless as well, since the vast majority of the bacteria is not free-swimming, but clinging to the surfaces of your filter media and gravel.

 

[freshmike]

I don't think they claim it is an instant process.......and anyone who believes that would soon learn that that is not the case. I was just showing you the bottle in case you had never even seen it before. Cuz you never know! There are still alot of things that I have never seen and I have alot of experience! As I also know that you do! ......anyway, I do know that it helps in cycling cuz I have always used it on the bigger tanks that I can't just steal water from matured tanks to fill and the time difference in cycling is alot shorter.
Cheers Anna!

 

[fish&chips]

i bought sum stuff from lfs that claims it will speed up my tank cycle within 4 days
and have all bacteria needed

or maybe they lied to me to get me to by it but the label says the same

trizyme bio start
QUOTE FROM LABEL
witin hours the bacteria and enzymes in trixyme will be activated and begin to setup the essential biological cycles in your filter

and from that says HOURS NOT DAYS
you need do this for 1 day 3 tiny cups tiny
then miss day then more so thats 2 days

and with the fish they creating amonia also so it must thrive from wots there