mucho problemo!!! i think

[danny]

hi,
i have been having problems with my tank from the beginning
fish dying e.t.c.
but now i know why
my tank has been attempting to cycle for well over 30 days
now,
it has been at nitrit for 2 weeks now
and it just wont even itself out can anyone
help how to get it going

by the way i do a 10%change weekly and i use as my chemicals
cycle,
waste control,
stress coat,

and despite this my tank still dont wonna work
is there any way of kick-starting it again

and my ammonia is 0

[Elaine T]

danny wrote:
> hi,
> i have been having problems with my tank from the beginning
> fish dying e.t.c.
> but now i know why
> my tank has been attempting to cycle for well over 30 days
> now,
> it has been at nitrit for 2 weeks now
> and it just wont even itself out can anyone
> help how to get it going
>
> by the way i do a 10%change weekly and i use as my chemicals
> cycle,
> waste control,
> stress coat,
>
> and despite this my tank still dont wonna work
> is there any way of kick-starting it again
>
> and my ammonia is 0
>
Try Seachem Stability. Cycle doesn't work very well.

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[Sue]

"danny" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> hi,
> i have been having problems with my tank from the beginning
> fish dying e.t.c.
> but now i know why
> my tank has been attempting to cycle for well over 30 days
> now,
> it has been at nitrit for 2 weeks now
> and it just wont even itself out can anyone
> help how to get it going
>
> by the way i do a 10%change weekly and i use as my chemicals
> cycle,
> waste control,
> stress coat,
>
> and despite this my tank still dont wonna work
> is there any way of kick-starting it again
>
> and my ammonia is 0

Please tell us more about this tank - Size, fish, filter.
Don't use waste control and I wouldn't use any chemical except
dechlorinator.
What is the nitrite reading & when did ammonia stop showing?
What are nitrates at?

[danny]

30Litre tank
2 phantoms
2 glowlights
2 platys
biorb bio wheel
nitrite reading 1.6pph
2 weeks ago ammonia stopped

[Sue]

"danny" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> 30Litre tank
> 2 phantoms
> 2 glowlights
> 2 platys
> biorb bio wheel
> nitrite reading 1.6pph
> 2 weeks ago ammonia stopped
>

Biorb Bio wheel? are you sure? - biorbs have undergravel filtration.
You have far too many fish for the tank & you need to be doing 10-15% water
changes at least three times a week.
Just add dechlorinator to the new water.

You should really decide which of the tetras you prefer & exchange one pair
to give a shoal of four of the same species.
(Ideally you ought to return the tetras until the tank has cycled but if
they have been exposed to that level of nitrite they may already be
permanently damaged.)
I'm sure the boirb instructions tell you to start with one fish and build up
slowly.

[Gill Passman]

"Sue" > wrote in message
...
>
> "danny" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > 30Litre tank
> > 2 phantoms
> > 2 glowlights
> > 2 platys
> > biorb bio wheel
> > nitrite reading 1.6pph
> > 2 weeks ago ammonia stopped
> >
>
> Biorb Bio wheel? are you sure? - biorbs have undergravel filtration.
> You have far too many fish for the tank & you need to be doing 10-15%
water
> changes at least three times a week.
> Just add dechlorinator to the new water.
>
> You should really decide which of the tetras you prefer & exchange one
pair
> to give a shoal of four of the same species.
> (Ideally you ought to return the tetras until the tank has cycled but if
> they have been exposed to that level of nitrite they may already be
> permanently damaged.)
> I'm sure the boirb instructions tell you to start with one fish and build
up
> slowly.
>
>
I'm not going to go on the too many fish route but ask how many live plants
do you have in here?
IME live plants not only help to alleviate the effects of cycling but also
help speed it up...

JMO
Gill

[danny]

i dont have any live plants because im afraid they will die

[Gill Passman]

"danny" > wrote in message
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> i dont have any live plants because im afraid they will die
>
I would have thought better that the plants die than the fish....but JMO

Gill