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Bacterial Imblance
I have a backterial imblance in my new tank it is three weeks old. It was good until I add fish and about 2 and a half cups of water from my old tank. The water got all cloudy and what comes from my skimmer smells. I did a water change this morning about twenty two gallons. But it didn't help. Can someone help me.
Last edited by Gwenda; 04-20-2011 at 06:06 PM. Reason: spelling |
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If the tank is only 3 weeks old it shouldn't have fish in it yet. Does it have live rock or dry rock? How many lbs? How big is the tank? How did you cycle it? Have you tested ammonia and nitrate? Th cloudy water is probably due to ammonia. If the fish remain in this water they will get ammonia burn on their gills, and will probably succumb. What fish and how many did you add? The skimmate from the skimmer should be green and smell awful.
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Why is the live rock in the sump and not in the display tank? What do you have in the tank for decoration? Sand? Did you wash the sand? What is this 3-day cycle? Sounds like a gimmick product. Do you mean the skimmer water is brownish green...or the water in the sump? The sump water should be the same color as the display tank since it is all running together.
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Oh dear! That is huge. You need to get those fish out of the tank right away. They will die in that level of ammonia. That is very toxic. Ammonia is lethal at that level. Your 3-day cycle didn't work. Take them back to the store if possible.
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It was a bit of a mistake to add the rock from the existing tank to this tank before the tank cycles. The ammonia from the new rock will kill a bunch of the life on the old cured rock you already had. The pod population and many worms and small critters like that will likely perish. In the future, the new rock should be cured (cycled) before adding the old cured rock. Last edited by Myka; 04-20-2011 at 06:46 PM. |
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I have had that happen, back 14 years ago when i started my first tanks.
i suggest you make up a batch of freash salt water , in a large rubbermade tub. put airstones in it and a heater.(make sure the pH matches your tank) The airstone will help evolve the ammonia in the tank. put the fish in the tub. for the tank get some nitrate remover, and phophate remover. ferric oxide. this can go in a filter bag in any area of water flow. and chyto macro algae is a essential in my mind. do a large water change on the main tank, and run it for a few days. the fish should be fine in the tub water, if possable you can have someone take them off your hand until the tank has ballances. what happens is the bacteria grow exponentally, then they crash, resulting in a tank crash. when you do add the fish back to the tank . limit the amount of food you feed them. the macro algae and phosphate remover will remove a lot of the chemicals in the tank. this hobby is about balanced and patients (dont use ammonia filter mediums in reef tanks) |