peter m Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Had tank set up 2 weeks seeded 1200lph canister from sponge filters also 600 lph internal filter water pretty good but very cloudy , have clarity water treatment but do not know wheather to use it or not ? Has white sand and plants. peter m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Could be many many things... So ill ask a few questions Was sand thoroughly washed? Was tap water used or existing tank water? If tap water was used was there chlorinator added before adding the tap water? How long was the seeded filter left off for/ did the media get any oxygen in the time it was left off? How long are lights being left on? Are there any fish in the tank at the moment? What is the current ammonia, nitrite and nitrate reading? I think that pretty much covers all bases... I believe what has happened is for one reason or another the existing bacteria has died and you are now having a bacterial bloom... Pretty usual in new tanks and it will pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks Tristan, sand washed many times( at least 6 or 7)tap water and prime, filter left off about 2hrs no oxygen, lights onabout 10 hrs, 4mollies and 10 small corys, taking water to be tested to morrow, last saturday tested at A.O? E they said all good with a minute trace of amonia been treating with stability since saturday. Did remove fine filter matting to improve flow, tried clarity but if anything got worse hope I have answered everything peter m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks Tristan, sand washed many times( at least 6 or 7)tap water and prime, filter left off about 2hrs no oxygen, lights onabout 10 hrs, 4mollies and 10 small corys, taking water to be tested to morrow, last saturday tested at A.O? E they said all good with a minute trace of amonia been treating with stability since saturday. Did remove fine filter matting to improve flow, tried clarity but if anything got worse hope I have answered everything peter m Slight bit of ammonia suggests that the cycle is just starting... I presume they didnt find any nitrates? When you visit the store by a bottle of quick start my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Already got quick start should I add now ? If so how much 300 lit tank, yes no nitrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Already got quick start should I add now ? If so how much 300 lit tank, yes no nitrate Yup chuck it in there... How much u got? Isnt really such thing as too much haha, but will mention dosage on the packet... I dont have one handy right now to tell u the exact amount. From here reduce feeding to every second day, and u will need to do at very least a weekly water change. Once you get the results back from the lfs( and i think it will show a higher range of ammonia, and maybe a little bit of nitrites) then we will know the bacteria in the filter is buggared. Once that has been confirmed i would give the whole filter a good clean in aquarium water (never tap) to allow plenty of room for new nitrifying bacteria to be cultured in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Cleaned both filters today and changed about 30% of water used prime, left light off fish seem fine waiting to see if water starts to clear still using stability temp around 29 degrees going to be for discus eventually peter m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Had discus in tank for over week every thing seems fine all readings good, no amonia or nitrites fish seem good, eating like a pack of wolves, now feeding freeze dried black worms every 3rd day but will eat any thing, doing 25+%water changes 2 to 3 times a week, water now clear.Thanks for all advice guys. peter m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Just to confirm, nitrates have appeared and filters were cleaned in water from the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discus_Duck Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Need photos Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 When I can get my daughter to show me how to post pictures I will put some up (I am too old to do it without help) my generation did not even use calculators. peter m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]60800[/ATTACH] eventually got help to upload a picture of discus tank peter m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Looking good man. Takes a while to get the white sand to stop clouding a bit + a bit of a water column bacterial bloom. But lookin' good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter m Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Can anyone id this discus? Sorry cant insert picture Edited February 13, 2015 by peter m cant insert picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
