magenta Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I finally got my tank ready to take some baby discuss - our firt ones. Went to the LFS, brought them home in the bag, only to find my tank water almost white. I redid my DIY yeast reactor this morning, and it looks like the start of the reaction was strong enough to have blown the mixture into the tube and into the tank. It doesnt look like a lot got in, but enough so I can't see through the tank (about 10cm visibility when I found it). I immediately popped the bad with the discus into the top of our 4ft, to keep them happy while I sorted oout the mess. I've done a 50% water change, and added some Accu-Clear, and I can see a pretty good improvement, it is clearing quite quickly. I plan to do another 50% tommorrow, to try to clear the yeast, but I'm not sure what else I should be doing - anyone got any ideas? All the fish seem fine - no-one in distress at all... Should I put the discus into the big tank in the meantime - or will they be fine in with the cloudy yeast? I need urgent help please Cheers, Hamish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I took a pic, so you could see how bad it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Do some water tests Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate - should be fine after the water changes. Ph These are the big ones but as you have discus you may want to check the water is not too hard as well. If the tests are within acceptable range then the discus should be fine but keep testing every 12 - 24 hours til the water clears and keep up the water changes - probably 10 - 20 percent a day. Are you on Chch city water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Would using an airstone to disturb the water surface help by allowing more oxygen into the water and letting co2 escape? Or would the C02 have disappeared by now anyway? Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Why didn't you take the discus back to the shop while you got things sorted?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Of all the times - my internet connection has been flaky - so I havent been back on till now... I was at the shop right as they closed The tank seems fine at the moment I've done Amonia, Nitrite, Nitrate tests 3 times since I came home - roughly every hour - they are all at zero, pH just under 7. Yes on Chch water CO2 shouldnt be a problem - its more the yeast using up the oxygen I was worried about - but everyone looks happy enough, and the tank has cleared a lot, so my main panic is over - although I am keeping a really close eye on it. I have a spare airstone and pump on standby, if anyone looks in distress, that is what I'll try first - plus another large water change. Such a shame, the tank has been really stable, and I've been itching to get the discus in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Good luck - Have you chucked the DIY yeast outfit in the bin? Try using flourish excel and better lighting instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Yeah, I might just do that - but it has worked so well in my 4ft. I slapped this one together, whereas the other tank is rigged with a bottle in between the reactor and the tank to stop overflows. Looking at the bits, I think what happened is that some yeast made it through the tube - not a lot maybe, but enough to clog up the airstone on the end (yes I know, the other tank has a diffuser too ). Once clogged up, it must have built up pressure until the tube blew off the airstone, resulting in the mess I came home to I will look at it all again once I have the tank stable. Thanks for the advice all Cheers, Hamish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Sounds like you were lucky it went in the tank not all over the room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 yip - there's always a silver lining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Magneta what do you use the yeast for???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 CO2 production - help the plants grow. Evrything in our other tank really took off once I had CO2 bubbling up through an airstone, and then accelerated even more with a proper difuser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 BTW, everyone is still happy today, and the tank only has a haze left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Post a pic when it's clear, glad things are going well. Hmmm, did you end up putting your baby discus in or did you put them in the other tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I got to about 11:00 last night - about 5 hours after coming home - everyone was still happy, all the levels were unchanged, so I decided to take the risk. Looks like it paid off The other tank is bigger, and probably the ideal home, but at the moment there are angels in there - so if we do well with these two babies, who knows. My wife wants to use that larger tank for cichlids, but first I need to replace our telly with a huge kick-arse LCD, and put a 6ftx2ftx2ft in its place Ahhh lotto dreams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magenta Posted August 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 As promised - pics of the new tank layout - you'll see it looks a bit clearer than the photo I posted the other night Left Side: Front: Right Side: And last but not least our new arrivals - baby scribble discus: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Looking good I noticed how "visible" your neons are...mine are always hiding, except meal time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Glad to hear things worked out Very nice tank! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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