Fish Lovers 3.0 [new poll]

[bone kid]

Stuff some filter sponge in the outtake or make a baffle.

He'll get used to his new home eventually c:
Bettas prefer lots of plants or decorations to hide around so if there's lots of empty space it might be too open for him right now.

I'll give that a shot, thank you!

[Ad0rem3]

been trying everything to get rid of ammonia, used prime and stuff can get it down for about a week than back up to .25. got them to test my tap water but that's at 0, filter, heater ect came as a new starter pack. I got a new filter will this help again it's a 65L with 4 rummynose and 2 neons, I have both filters going to avoid starting from scratch. Any other suggestions feeding is kept to a minimal

[rancidram]

been trying everything to get rid of ammonia, used prime and stuff can get it down for about a week than back up to .25. got them to test my tap water but that's at 0, filter, heater ect came as a new starter pack. I got a new filter will this help again it's a 65L with 4 rummynose and 2 neons, I have both filters going to avoid starting from scratch. Any other suggestions feeding is kept to a minimal

Is your aquarium new? New aquariums will always have ammonia and crazy things. Just takes time to adjust.

[Ad0rem3]

been trying everything to get rid of ammonia, used prime and stuff can get it down for about a week than back up to .25. got them to test my tap water but that's at 0, filter, heater ect came as a new starter pack. I got a new filter will this help again it's a 65L with 4 rummynose and 2 neons, I have both filters going to avoid starting from scratch. Any other suggestions feeding is kept to a minimal

Is your aquarium new? New aquariums will always have ammonia and crazy things. Just takes time to adjust.

It's been running for about 7-8 weeks now, I'll see how it goes for the next week, nothing else has really changed the ammonia just seems to sit at 0.25 that's why my lfs suggested a new filter. I did a bit of a water change today hope this helps it

[Hime]

been trying everything to get rid of ammonia, used prime and stuff can get it down for about a week than back up to .25. got them to test my tap water but that's at 0, filter, heater ect came as a new starter pack. I got a new filter will this help again it's a 65L with 4 rummynose and 2 neons, I have both filters going to avoid starting from scratch. Any other suggestions feeding is kept to a minimal

Is your aquarium new? New aquariums will always have ammonia and crazy things. Just takes time to adjust.

It's been running for about 7-8 weeks now, I'll see how it goes for the next week, nothing else has really changed the ammonia just seems to sit at 0.25 that's why my lfs suggested a new filter. I did a bit of a water change today hope this helps it

So the bottled bacterias didn't work, welcome to the club. Mine had nitrite at for two weeks after bottle bacterias failed and I had to do 50% water changes everyother day to keep it under control, plus our tap water has some nitrites which made it even more fun to try bring it down. : P There's also the possibility that the product you used didn't have both of the needed bacteria types, I've heard that that can be the case with some products (or that the bacteria has died prior using)... How often and how big water changes have you been doing?
After ammonia spike there's still going to be nitrite spike. Only after that has gone down and the parameters under normal conditions read 0 for both ammonia and nitrite (NO2) and there's x amount of nitrate (NO3) the tank is considered cycled.
I would definetily not remove the filter you've had so far, that's going to mess up the process even more and is not likely the source of issue here. You can add in the new filter to run along with the other, but it's not likely going to fix your problem but would offer some extra surface for the bacteria to spread on. What kinds of filters are in question? If either has carbon in them, I'd remove it (just personal experience carbon did not help with the cycle process). Do you have some sort of substrate (gravel, sand etc.) on the bottom?
If your tap water has 0 ammonia then your best bet is really doing 50% water changes as often as needed to keep the ammonia under control so that you don't A. kill your fish or B. cause them long term gill damage. I would honestly test that water every day or every other day to get a hang on how fast the ammonia is truely rising and what are the nitrite and nitrates readings. Getting your own tests really is worth the money as with new aquariums as they are stil quite unstable. Also don't take water samples for testing right after feeding, as feeding tends to cause a slight bump in the readings. You can also not feed for day or two if the ammonia seems to rise pretty quickly.

[rancidram]

I believe changing your water too many times can be bad as well. You really should be changing your water at least once a month. I think changing the water too many times (in a short period of time) can result in ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate spikes.

[Lonin]

I believe changing your water too many times can be bad as well. You really should be changing your water at least once a month. I think changing the water too many times (in a short period of time) can result in ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate spikes.

Noooooo. Unless you're really lightly stocked and really heavily planted you should be doing partial water changes every 1-2 weeks.
Your beneficial bacteria live in your filter and not in the water column. Unless you're rinsing your filter media in tap water every water change (killing your beneficial bacteria) they won't have any affect on ammonia or nitrite levels. And they should reduce nitrate unless your tap water is high in it.
Doing 100% water changes can shock your fish but shouldn't cause ammonia or nitrite spikes.

[DemureGirl]

Hi! I'm not sure how I haven't found this thread sooner. I'd love to be a member and talk fish >3<

Username: [url=account link]DemureGirl[/url]
How many fish tanks do you have: Four. 120 gal (450l), 150 litre, 120l and a little 20l
Types of fish that you have: In the 120g I have three fancy goldfish (two more new guys in quarantine). In the 150l I have red phantom tetra, neon tetra, panda garra and a female Betta that I bred myself, in the 120l I have celestial pearl danios and cherry shrimp and in the 20l I have rabbit snails
Your fishs' names: Only the goldfish have names: Molly, Marty and Tubs. The two new guys are yet to be named
How long have you had fish: about six years

Here are some photos
Molly:

Marty:

Tubs:


Unnamed pair in quarantine and growing like weeds:



Where they live:
https://i.imgur.com/tBwseoH.jpg

150l:
https://i.imgur.com/fLPtDfW.jpg

Yeah, I ended up getting him. He's so pretty. I've never seen another betta like him before. c':

Yeeees! He's a green monkeyface crowntail doubletail plakat! That's a pretty awesome fish!

[Lonin]

c: Awww those are some adorable goldfish. We love the last one.

[Ad0rem3]

The first filter is a hang on, the second is an internal filter, I have gravel in the bottom, I think it does have carbon. I did about a 50% water change as suggested earlier and got some new bacteria. after completing I had to run an errand after I returned I couldn't see one of my rummynose, moved stuff around searched everywhere. poor little guy had gotten himself stuck in the hang on filters tubing, he is okie though