Help Please!

[dannym]

Hi im new to keeping fish, i have had a 60 litre tropical tank for around a month now as i was pulling my air filter out to give it a clean i accidently opened it in the fishtank and all the crap and muck from the filter is now in my tank this happened about 30 mins ago and now i dont know what to do, i was going to change the water but i have no chemicals to treat it, please help!

 

[Tolak]

The gunk in the filter is not toxic to fish, it's just a little irritating. You need to buy a good water treatment, such as Aquasafe or Prime, and do a gravel vac & water change as soon as possible.

 

[dannym]

thanks man thats a relief, Oh btw when i do a water change can i for eg: Have a bucket/big jug fill it with tap water then use say 1 capfull of water treatment then just add it to the tank?

Also i have had some live plants in the tank ever since i have had the fish but they seem to be dying every morning i wake up theres dead plants floating on the top of the water, is this something to be concerned about?

 

[Tolak]

As long as one capful is the proper amount for that quantity of water you can do that. I know one capful of prime treats 50 gallons, so make sure of the amount you are dosing. All but my fry tanks get filled with a hose, adding water conditioner on the fly.

Dying plants mean either not enough light, not enough food, or some sort of problem with the water. I don't know squat about plants, I breed fish in bare bottomed tanks, so you are better off asking that one in the plants & planted tanks section.

 

[ontheroad]

In what quantities are they dying for you and what plants are you keeping?

 

[dannym]

i only had 4 plants to be honest i havent a clue what they are called, but i was worried it might be the water causing the plants to die, i went to my local aquarium and had my water tested they said it was fine so im really not sure...