clubbing80s Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi. I bought a 2nd hand 300L tank that came with 2 Oscars , 2 Plecos (1 has been re-homed) and a silver dollar. The filter / pump was DOA and had to be replaced , I got the wrong pump, I have the correct filter now, I made another beginner mistake of not keeping the gravel as is , the water and gravel was really bad, so I ended up ditching the water , and going without gravel for a while, then I cleaned the gravel with boiling water and put it back, this helped fix the ammonia problem. I'm battling, as one of the Oscar is sick. He's always the first to stress and last to recover , now he's actually sick (that story here http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=58020&start=15) . I'm using Nitra-Zorb pouches in the filters to manage the Nitrate and Nitrite. But this will slow down the the cycling so it's only a band-aid. I'm looking for some cycled media that can use in Ehieme Classic 350 filter, to help stabilize the tank so that I can reduce the water changes and stress on the fish. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 can you get over to tauranga i have plenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Try one of your petshops? Failing that daily water changes and only feeding twice a week will keep things at bay until it has cycled.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 I can help you out - I've PMed my cell number to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubbing80s Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I can help you out - I've PMed my cell number to you Thanks for the help :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 No worries. Good luck with the Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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