Adrienne Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I don't use any chlorine remover in my tanks and have no probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 adodge i have never used it in the others and they been ok The test was ok now i did half water changes id prefer to do that weekly half the tank is that ok for the fish I have been doing what you said and it worked !!!! Also the guppie babies are going to the pet store next week if I can fatten them up a bit I will keep a few I dunno what the best ones are too keep I like one of my babies that has neon light blue fins hehe :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 stress coat does remove chlorine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 oh thanks phoenix it said on the back it helped with it Stupid pet shop ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 sure thing aaron! that's what we are all here for. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 :bounce: hi phoenix I checked the water it was ok last week I will re check this weekened And in the next week I will get a full test kitt i seen some on trademe for 50 are they ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 wow what a thread (got to a point where I just skipped most - so sorry if someone has already said what I am about to say) anyway from my experiences (over feeding was my first bad move) if you have an ammonia problem it is going to be from excess "crap" (literally) in the pebbles .. so if it was me I would completely flush the pebbles - so yes remove everything from the tank - put all the fish / plants / water in buckets and flush those pebbles ... this is what killed my koura/borneos ... first my inexperience, second and mainly the over feeding wasn't fixed by a complete water change as the cause was in what lay beneathre I'm currently over feeding my africans (2,3,4 times a day)... but they (6) are juveniles in a 240 litre tank which I do 30% changes on a weekly basis ... on the other side of the scale I have a 80 (ish) litre tank with 2 comets in it that I feed every 2-3 days (give or take a couple days) and I haven't changed the water (although have meant to) in about 5 weeks it all comes down to stocking, type of fish (their eating habits) and how much you feed them don't be fooled by their puppy dog "feed me eyes" ... fish (even goldies) are smart ...on that note my africans are giving me the eye so I should go tent to their wishes lol :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Mj thanks its ok at the moment but if it happens again I will clean the gravel I just brought a jebo 120 tank and stand for my guppies !! so that will keep me busy Also OVERFEEDING yes i am so guilty of that they look so hungry all the time lol I was feeding small amounts 1-2 times a day plus tubiflex worms, and bottom feeder tablets Not realising the corys only need to be feed 3 times a week I will check the water again tonight when I change it or tomorrow and thennnnnnnnn let u guys know Thanks for ya help ppl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 ahhhh MTS is the answer (IMO) to most problems :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Yes no more over feeding!!!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 are they the API test kits? they are good, and are used by the fish shops (usually). although most test kits will be alite, as long as they use the good indicators etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 hi thanks when i find one i will get it i want a big set or something hehe :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 I heard of one of the clubs getting together and testing all their test kits on the same water. Some kits were ten years past the expiry date, some were bought yesterday, different brands etc. They all came out bang on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 That was our club. Yes, all tests read the same no matter what sort or age. Strips, drops and electronic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 oh thanks stella ! the last ammonia kitt i got off trademe was a few months over the date and that worked fine !!! I will keep my eyes open for some bargains then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 I should have added we only tested pH kits, not the others :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Hi ya checked it lastnight seemed to be green on the test kitt BUT did it today and its yellow so yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 It's much easier for us if you tell us the number rather than colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 yellow is good. pale yellow that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Ls smith hi ya it was yellow so must be 0 coz the light green is 0.25 Im happy now as it is i just make sure i dont over feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 phoneix it was pale yellow hopefully it stays like that I just brought a new 120 litre aqua one tank and stand for my gupppies woot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliet Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hmm maybe I'm guilty of over feeding my fish too :oops: I have a JBL pot of food with a 'click' top that you click (obviously) and it dishes out a measured amount of food. I do that once a day, for quite a few fish (10 Neons, 2 dwarf gouramis, 2 female fighters, 4 platys) but they're all small/young. I also give my BN a sinking algae disk every second/third day. I have a separate tank with 9 Guppies and the guy at the fish shop said Guppies clean their gut every 20 minutes?! Do they need more food? I give them some food every day (try to vary it between granules, bloodworms and a disk thing I stick on the side) but is that enough/too much? And if the amonia is at 0.25 - is that really bad? I mean, can fish live in it? I would've thought it was livable but not desirable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 hi joilet. I will let the others answer about the ammonia as they are more experienced !!!!!! I feed my guppies twice a day, there is bits about guppies on here Be aware you will get babies if you have male and female I already have had at least 200 babies. Hehe I brought a new 120 litre so hopefully I can have about 50 guppies in there without over crowindin it From my experience with the ammonia, its not good to have any as it can weaken the fish etc If you have 0.25 make sure you change your water frequeltnly that will get rid of it cut right down or dont feed for a few days ( i konw not feeding is hard) Good luck you got the same fish as me !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Ammonia should be undetectable. Do a decent waterchange now and keep waterchanging each day until the readings are 0. So filtration do you have? How long has the tank been set up? What maintenance regime do you have? Every setup works differently. It is not just the fish and the hardware, but the maintenance, the feeding, everything is different, setup to setup. I don't see how a fish food company could guess how much food should be fed per day like that. Marketing ploy with potentially destructive results :evil: The old rule of 'ONLY as much as they can eat in a few minutes' still reigns supreme. But that still also depends on water maintenance. If you do infrequent waterchanges you should do infrequent feeding, and vice versa, or risk the water quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I agree with previous poster. Also about the filters I have old ones that are used etc I will be updating these later with the best I can afford 1200 ltr hour ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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