johnbetta Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 is there any other members in the logan slash crestmead and other sarounding suberbes haveing trouble with there mains water sably since the local gov mucked around with the water saply to make it safer for people to drink i am having trouble it is now killing my fish and the vegies i grow and my house plants and the local gov says they cant fix it and wont even try not to mention the water has now mad me sick but thats ok i cant treat the water with prime it isnt working i tryed boiling the water but it is still toxic no matter what i try and it dosnt look like it will rain any time soon so what can i do the fish need water changes any one in the same boat crusty76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guppy Guy Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 Yes, I lost just over a grands worth, of high end imported goldfish doing water changes. Nearly lost all the cichlids and tropicals as well( catfish, got knocked hard ) , but seeing what happened to the goldfish ( stone cold dead, in under ten minutes ), I changed tactics. I drip fed all the tanks, and doubled up on the prime. Observing behavior, during the whole process. Dripped the water from a height, breaking the surface tension and letting some of the gas off. Also, many fish got eye damage. I feel ya, I'm not impressed. QldMick and johnbetta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 2 Author Report Share Posted August 2 yeah it isnt good at all i am now trying bottled water until it rains again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hareysfish Posted August 2 Report Share Posted August 2 Have you tried settling the water for a few days / week to break down / dissolve the chlorine and other metals , in the water, before doing smaller water changes? johnbetta and JB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 3 Author Report Share Posted August 3 yes mate i have tryed that but had no luck i even tryed boiling the water then letting it cool down then aireded it for 2 weeks and still no luck i all so did a triple shot of prime with no luck so my next step is bottled water untill it rains again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 Hey @johnbetta I am sorry to hear about your challenges. I think you should have a chat with these guys https://www.seqwater.com.au/contact-us If the water quality is bad, they might be able to investigate and get to the bottom of it. Good luck with it ! crusty76, QldMick and johnbetta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 @johnbettathis might be a silly question but have you tested for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, hardness of the tap water before doing a water change to see what you are dealing with? johnbetta and QldMick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldMick Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 PM sent John. johnbetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 4 Author Report Share Posted August 4 On 04/08/2022 at 7:40 AM, JB said: @johnbettathis might be a silly question but have you tested for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, hardness of the tap water before doing a water change to see what you are dealing with? yes mate i did test every thing and it came up all great numbers for every thing and it isnt silly at all that was the first thing i all ways do before any water changes but thank u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 4 Author Report Share Posted August 4 On 03/08/2022 at 8:30 PM, MattG said: Hey @johnbetta I am sorry to hear about your challenges. I think you should have a chat with these guys https://www.seqwater.com.au/contact-us If the water quality is bad, they might be able to investigate and get to the bottom of it. Good luck with it ! thanks i will get right onto that mate thanks again mate that should help me MattG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hareysfish Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I don't think you will be waiting to long for it till rain, you guys Always get rain down your way in the SE corner:), just a nothing thing, do you add any salt to your tanks when doing water changes? I know there guppies, but I used to add salt to my guppies when I was on Gladstone town water. johnbetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfish Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 just seen on a google feed that you guys around logan have had your water flushed with a disinfectant, thats probably the reason for fishy deaths some leople complaining about smelly water and itchy skin johnbetta and QldMick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 6 Author Report Share Posted August 6 16 hours ago, hareysfish said: I don't think you will be waiting to long for it till rain, you guys Always get rain down your way in the SE corner:), just a nothing thing, do you add any salt to your tanks when doing water changes? I know there guppies, but I used to add salt to my guppies when I was on Gladstone town water. yes i add marine sea salt to my guppys tanks on recommandation from a breeder who is all so a long time friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 6 Author Report Share Posted August 6 12 hours ago, billfish said: just seen on a google feed that you guys around logan have had your water flushed with a disinfectant, thats probably the reason for fishy deaths some leople complaining about smelly water and itchy skin ahh i new it was flushed but i didnt know the rest of what u just said until now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 7 Author Report Share Posted August 7 i re checked the water pramiters in my mains water ph 7.5 and amonina 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 1 phaphates 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted August 7 Author Report Share Posted August 7 so i phoned the logan city council today and they told me the 2 ways i can fix the chlorine amount is 1 with prime and 2 vitamin c and a charcol filter thats the best bets will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
