connorsbala
Leader Of The Seahorse's!
Ok, i have around a 3 gal tank and i originally had 1 DP in it. It didnt eat so i went back to the LFS and they said get 2 more (mistake i know but they said they'll get it to eat. SO i put them in and they were right, it did start to eat. But in 2 days the 2 new ones died and shortly after (1 day) the original did.
I think the original had internal parasite and the 2 new ones got it so they died and then the orig. then did.
Now, i left the tank alone while i was on holiday for 8 days (thursday to this friday 20th). Now i know that i will have killed the bacteria! So tonight i changed the substrate round, from gravel to sand. I kept the filter sponge in the old tank water in case there is abit of bacteria on it.
So after cleaning the sand, i put it in, added soem new water and a bit of old.
Now, whilst on holiday i left some plants in the tank that died by the time i got back. WOuld this have produced soem ammonia, keeping the bacteria alive?
Im going to put 2 juvenille guppies in tomorrow (adding cycle and tetra safestart) for a week or 2 before i get the DP, so i know it'll be cycled.
So, will the bacteria still be alive? Is there anything else i need to do?
I know that they're sensitive to even a lil bit of nitrite or ammonia so how do you keep it acceptable for them?
Thanks
I think the original had internal parasite and the 2 new ones got it so they died and then the orig. then did.
Now, i left the tank alone while i was on holiday for 8 days (thursday to this friday 20th). Now i know that i will have killed the bacteria! So tonight i changed the substrate round, from gravel to sand. I kept the filter sponge in the old tank water in case there is abit of bacteria on it.
So after cleaning the sand, i put it in, added soem new water and a bit of old.
Now, whilst on holiday i left some plants in the tank that died by the time i got back. WOuld this have produced soem ammonia, keeping the bacteria alive?
Im going to put 2 juvenille guppies in tomorrow (adding cycle and tetra safestart) for a week or 2 before i get the DP, so i know it'll be cycled.
So, will the bacteria still be alive? Is there anything else i need to do?
I know that they're sensitive to even a lil bit of nitrite or ammonia so how do you keep it acceptable for them?
Thanks
