Help! Nitrite & Amonia Problem

[nynex]

You do not need to do daily water changes durring cycling with fish.
pica_nuttalli I disagree with you a 100%...I dont know how
many tanks you have had and how many years you have been doing
this. Ive been doin this over 15 years and had 9 tanks freshwater and
Saltwater..including Reefs that all did extreamly well. Ive never ever
did daily water changes durring cycling ever.

Amunet I dont where you get your info from...

Stability is an excellent product that does help in establishing a bio filter
durring cycling...

Think im gonna go back to the Marine Saltwater Reef boards where I can
talk to people who know what they are talking about...geezzz

 

[DarkEntity]

The best solution would be to take the fish to a cycled hospital tank, sort your main one out then add the fish back gradually. A lot of fish stores will hold fish while you start again but start correctly this time. If you havent that option then you really need to be alert and prepared every day to maintain that tank water until the cycle has completed.

Your problem now is the white spot. Id say raise the temp over 30 and add air stones while treating, but i doubt you have that stuff lying about ready...

Good luck, your gonna need it

 

[Underwurlde]

@nynex,

Sorry that everyone seems to be disagreeing with you. Please don't be put off by this.... I would like to know your reasoning behind your statements, perhaps we can learn something new & hence alter the general concensus?

Andy

 

[maca9]

Hi Everyone...

Thanks for all the advice.

Especially to Underwurlde for the PM assistance.

The end result has been............

2 clown loach deaths............

Nitrite now zero - After 8 days of 1-2ppm

Ammonia now zero. - it dropped after 2-3 days

PH 6.9

Temp 28

Other fish are looking good and the white spot is shown less and less on them. The Salt and better water conditions must have helped this part.


Cheers

Maca9

 

[Creature Seeker]

You shouldn't have added salt when you have clown loaches. Scaleless fish can not tolerate salt I'm afraid.

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