shiuh Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 sure ..i will join the club to get some advice. no i havent test the water for nitrates nor nitrites ammonia ph. what kind of levels are we looking for>? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 the meetings are as follows: kapi-mana aquarium club 20 mexted tce linden tawa every last wednesday of the month Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted October 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 cheers LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 no worries looking forward to meeting you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Fish produce ammonia: small levels very toxic to fish, Desirable ammonia level = 0 Bacteria break ammonia down into nitrite. Nitrite is similarly very toxic to fish. Desirable nitrite level = 0 Other bacteria break nitrite down into nitrate. Nitrate is safe with fish unless it gets too high in which case it is also toxic. Desirable level = 0-20 pH: Just keep it constant and you'll be fine, but FYI Guppies/platies prefer 7.0-8.0 Neons 5.5-7.0 These test kits are essential, at least get ammonia, nitrite and pH testers (available at your LFS). My guess is they died because either your pH is different in your bucket when you do water changes to what it is in your tank (tank water being aerated/filtered/aged for 24hours often changes the pH) or the water you were adding was the wrong temperature (did you add any hot water to it? the temperature should be exactly the same), or both. Take your time with the brine shrimp, they probably are alive but you need to let the water settle (after removing the aeration) till it's perfectly still then you need to shine a lamp in, it's also much easier to see them if you shine the lamp bottom upwards instead of top downwards. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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