Lady Hobbs
03-24-2007, 09:49 PM
You've all heard the story of the plant delivery and finally they come and some are dead? That isn't what this post is about but just seems to be the beginning of my planted tank woes.
When I added the substrate for planting, I used about half used gravel with my Fluorite to give a good jump start cycle. Used crummy filter gloss and added ammonia daily for two weeks and did all the testing like we're supposed to do. Ammonia was dropping off to 0 within hours of adding it and nitrites were gone as well. Did a big water change and added my angel fish and 6 zebra danios.
Today I test the water and have .50 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 0 nitrates. WHY DO I NOW HAVE AMMONIA AGAIN? The amount is not staggering but about .50 more than what angels can tolerate. I should not be having any ammonia at all and especially with plants so am getting flustrated with this whole planted tank thing.
My Featherfin is tearing around the tank at night and all my stem plants are floating on the surface in the morning. Each day I must replant them. :)
Man, I made a honey of a huge mistake today!!!! My poor angel has already gone thru enough and today I was changing his water. Suddenly I see him tearing around the tank panting and run and check the water going in. My Gawd. It must have been 90 degrees. Didn't take me long to tear to the faucet and hit the cold water. Sheesh. I bet he thought he was pouched fish on my menu for tonight.
When I added the substrate for planting, I used about half used gravel with my Fluorite to give a good jump start cycle. Used crummy filter gloss and added ammonia daily for two weeks and did all the testing like we're supposed to do. Ammonia was dropping off to 0 within hours of adding it and nitrites were gone as well. Did a big water change and added my angel fish and 6 zebra danios.
Today I test the water and have .50 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 0 nitrates. WHY DO I NOW HAVE AMMONIA AGAIN? The amount is not staggering but about .50 more than what angels can tolerate. I should not be having any ammonia at all and especially with plants so am getting flustrated with this whole planted tank thing.
My Featherfin is tearing around the tank at night and all my stem plants are floating on the surface in the morning. Each day I must replant them. :)
Man, I made a honey of a huge mistake today!!!! My poor angel has already gone thru enough and today I was changing his water. Suddenly I see him tearing around the tank panting and run and check the water going in. My Gawd. It must have been 90 degrees. Didn't take me long to tear to the faucet and hit the cold water. Sheesh. I bet he thought he was pouched fish on my menu for tonight.