Bulletproof Fish?
- Thread starter Jayuh
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No worries, I have always just used medias and weekly water changes. I don't have any reactors or dosers. I use phosban to control my phosphates, chemi pure to control water quality, I also use carbon regularly. I will add GFO if I see some algae or get a new fish and I'm feeding heavily. I am going to start using bio pellets in a media bag. I change my medias after about 2-3 months. I know media bags suck but I can't fit a reactor in my stand.
. How often and how much do you change when you do a water change? Where did you get the tank from? If you can QT them for weeks and then they die in a short period of time I'm thinking the tank or acclimation process, not the source of the fish. Maybe switch the heater from your tank with what you have in your QT and same with the power head to eliminate those things. You could pickup a grounding wire for a few bucks and eliminate that as a cause, plus it is good to have in case it develops in the future. Regarding the tank, maybe there is something leeching into the water from the tank, can't think of what. Might be a pain in the butt, but maybe you can switch out the tank. Can you post a picture of the tank?
Also, maybe change out the food you are feeding them?
Also, maybe change out the food you are feeding them?
I change about 15% every week, so a little under 2 gallons regularly. I switched out the heaters earlier today, so hopefully that changes things. If it was stray voltage, I'd put my money on my old heater as the major producer. It would be really awesome to, but I don't have the funds to switch out the tank just yet.
Here's a shot of my tank of death.
I'm really hesitant to add anything to it, but especially since my shrimp is gone, it's looking really empty and kinda depressing
Here's a shot of my tank of death.
I'm really hesitant to add anything to it, but especially since my shrimp is gone, it's looking really empty and kinda depressing
If the first fish you introduced that were not QT carried some disease it may still be in your system. I don't see that you have let this tank run fallow for long enough to ensure that whatever killed the first fish isn't still in there. You need to let the system run for long enough with no fish to ensure there are no parasites ect.
