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  12. nitrite Level too LOW discus tank HELP NEEDED

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    Hi, if your tank is 13mths old only reason I could think of that cause the ammonia spike would be a power cut at some stage and the bacteria in the canister filter die off???

    Just carry on doing the waterchange daily and don't worry about the ammonia level because Ammonia -2 in Ph-6 is alright.

    Make sure that the water the use is of the same temp. and PH.

    Cheers, ronnie

  13. nitrite Level too LOW discus tank HELP NEEDED

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    Your Ph level is fine. Ammonia should be 0 and so should nitrite. If you can't detect nitrite on the chart means good. there is no such thing as too low in nitrite causing lack of oxygen and poisoning. High nitrite in acidic water causing it to become toxic. When you change water do you add any water ager to take out clorine? Reason why your fish is gasping for air at the surface could be lack of oxygen. Are you using co2? Is there any water movement on the surface of the water (ripple). Try adding an air stone in.

    I would do a daily 20% waterchange till the ammonia level goes down to Zero. And stop wasting your money on Ammolock. Ammonia reading of 2 in Acidic water is not toxic and will not harm your fish.HTH

    Cheers,

    Ronnie

  20. Suddenly cloudy water in the tank

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    So you did remove the UG filter. That explain why it is cloudy. Keep doing the 20% water change as suggested by Warren and yes you can add Accu-clear to bind all the minute particles together and the filter will do the rest. Check your Ammonia cos' there might be a spike now that you remove your UG filter.

    Cheers,

    ron

  21. Discus Help needed.

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    Hi there, How big is your fish and how many is in the tank? How often do you do a waterchange? Are the discus still eating? Discus excreting white fluffy poo usually mean that they have got internal disease (Hexamita). If the fish is still eating you can add a medicine call Metronidazole to beefheart and feed it to them.If the fish is not eating, then you have to dose the tank. Since it is a big tank you might want to set up a hospital tank to treat the affected discus. PM me if you want more info. HTH

    Cheers,

    Ronnie

  23. Suddenly cloudy water in the tank

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    Hi there, abit more info on your tank would help to find the cause of the problem. How big is your tank. What have you got in there. Any new addition to the tank apart from the filter. Have you remove the U/G filter ?Did you disturbed the gravel? What is the parameter of your water(PH,Nitrite, Nitrate, Amonia) etc..

    It might be a bacterial bloom causing the water to go cloudy. I would stop adding stress zyme everyday. Do a big water change and add something like B Clear to clear up the water. HTH

    cheers,

    ron

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