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  1. 03-03-2012, 01:39 AM #1
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    Default ammonia in dempsey tank

    anybody have any thoughts on keeping the ammonia levels down they are such messy eaters that food particles go everywhere...just started to feed them blood worms they love them and they are less messy do i have to feed them sinking pellets or can they live without..?
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    How did you cycle your tank ?

    What size of tank and filter do you have ?
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  3. 03-03-2012, 01:47 AM #3
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    A cycled tank should not be showing any ammonia. How long has the tank been set up, what is your water change schedule and how do you maintain your filter?
    If it's called tourist season why can't I shoot them?
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    I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
    Tolerance is a great thing to have, so is the ability to shut up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mommy1
    A cycled tank should not be showing any ammonia. How long has the tank been set up, what is your water change schedule and how do you maintain your filter?
    tank has been up for about two weeks
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    FLUVAL u4 30g tank

    i have done a water change twice now within a couple of days. i finally got it down to .5 was at 1-2...so thats good but still not happy with it. changed the bio and put a aqueon whisper on the tank for good measure...i will have to get a new filter when i get them a bigger tank and it will be a canister filter for sure..
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    Changed the bio? Does this mean you changed the filter media completely? It has been up two weeks, so my bet is it isn't cycled. Please read this link. It will help you understand what you are dealing with and show you how to deal with it.

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    If it's called tourist season why can't I shoot them?
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    I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
    Tolerance is a great thing to have, so is the ability to shut up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mommy1
    Changed the bio? Does this mean you changed the filter media completely? It has been up two weeks, so my bet is it isn't cycled. Please read this link. It will help you understand what you are dealing with and show you how to deal with it.

    http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ad.php?t=36492
    i started the tank, it cycled then everything went to normal levels. now two weeks later there is an ammonia spike to about 1-2. did my water changed like your suppose to do then i got it down to 1 now i just did my second water change and .25 is the new reading so i think i am getting a handle on it now. my question is why did this happen such a high spike?
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    Yes - Aeonflame You're using coconuts! - Aeonflame What? - Aeonflame You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together. - Aeonflame So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercea, through... - Aeonflame 
    Where'd you get the coconuts? - Aeonflame We found them - Aeonflame Found them? In Mercea? The coconut's tropical! - Aeonflame AeonFlame sent them to us in a message not unlike these. So be off with you. - Aeonflame its always good to give your english teacher an apple - genocidex 
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    Tell us how you clean your filter. Did you change out all the media or just rinse it in old tank water and put it back in. Also how soon after the change did you test the water?
    If it's called tourist season why can't I shoot them?
    Brutal honesty will be shown on this screen.
    I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
    Tolerance is a great thing to have, so is the ability to shut up.

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