HELP NEEDED

[p1ngu]

I just did an ammonia check on my 3ft tank which has Convict Cichlids and Red Devils.

The ammonia was pretty high although the tank has been running for 6 months.

Wondering what i could do to get it cycling ?

I did a water change, that should help?


Thanks.

 

[wrs]

Did you cycle your tank?
If not
well I assume that it is the fish, as the tank is overstocked, and the benifical bacteria probably cant get all there wastes converted quick enough.

I recomend you get ride of all the fish, and start fresh with some small ones after the ammonia is gone.

waterchanges would help as well.

 

[Tolak]

Ammo is a sign that something is wrong in a cycled tank. Usual causes are forgetting to dechlor water, cleaning filter media in chlorinated water, a filter stoppage that goes unnoticed, a "missing" fish that is hidden somewhere, adding fish faster than the filtration can keep up with, or not vaccing gravel for a long time then disturbing it.

Water changes are a must, ammo is bad for fish. I'd go with daily 25% changes until levels drop.

Tolak

 

[Tolak]

BTW, 3 foot tanks can be anything from a 30 gallon to a 65 gallon in common sizes, all of which would be able to handle different stocking. Posting the other demensions will help.

Tolak

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

What are your recent ammonia, nitrate and nitrite stats exactly? How many fish do you have in total and how many gallons/litres does the tank hold? What is your tank cleaning regime on a general basis and how often do you do it?