Tank Cycling help

[Lori Wilson]

Hello,

I am having a problem cycling my tank. I do have fish in it-13 small fish
in a 29 gallon tank. I have started over several times after many fish
losses. My ammonia levels started to go down, and nitrite level was
starting to come up. Then, ammonia level climbed again, tank got hazy and
nitrite level dropped from .25 to 0. I had a white slimly build up in filter
and rinsed filter. Tank cleared. I tested ph and it was low, 6.6. I
increased the ph to 7.2 . Tank is now hazy again after ph increase-happened
almost immediately.

I have added prime daily to neutrilize ammonia. I have added stress zyme
also. I think bacteria have been killed due to ph being low. I also have
a phosphate absorbing filter media in filter and a purigen bag along with
the cartrige from manufacturer.

Fish seem happy, good color and all are swimming and eating. The haze will
not clear with a floculant(sp?) type tank clear. When I feed fish, haze
seems to disapper on top of water were flake is floating.

Any suggestion on what to do?

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www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com

[Bud Nelson]

If you can find a good LFS, you might want to check out a product called
Bio Spira. It is exspencive but it works well. I put 3 table spoons in
my 75 gal tank and within 24 hours the tank was clear with no harm to
any fish. bought it at www.thatfishplace.com Bud

[RedForeman ©®]

http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html


"Lori Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I am having a problem cycling my tank. I do have fish in it-13 small fish
> in a 29 gallon tank. I have started over several times after many fish
> losses. My ammonia levels started to go down, and nitrite level was
> starting to come up. Then, ammonia level climbed again, tank got hazy and
> nitrite level dropped from .25 to 0. I had a white slimly build up in
filter
> and rinsed filter. Tank cleared. I tested ph and it was low, 6.6. I
> increased the ph to 7.2 . Tank is now hazy again after ph
increase-happened
> almost immediately.
>
> I have added prime daily to neutrilize ammonia. I have added stress zyme
> also. I think bacteria have been killed due to ph being low. I also
have
> a phosphate absorbing filter media in filter and a purigen bag along with
> the cartrige from manufacturer.
>
> Fish seem happy, good color and all are swimming and eating. The haze
will
> not clear with a floculant(sp?) type tank clear. When I feed fish, haze
> seems to disapper on top of water were flake is floating.
>
> Any suggestion on what to do?
>
> --
> www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com
>
>

[Geezer From The Freezer]

ensure you wash the filter with tank water, otherwise tap
water will kill the beneficial bacteria and you'll likely
throw your tank back into a cycle, risking the remaining fish.

[Lori Wilson]

Thanks for all your help.

-- Lori
www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com
"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
> ensure you wash the filter with tank water, otherwise tap
> water will kill the beneficial bacteria and you'll likely
> throw your tank back into a cycle, risking the remaining fish.

[Lori Wilson]

I have well water, not a city supply. No chlorine in water. Will the water
from my tap kill the bacteria if it is not chlorinated? Also, when I change
the filter pad, am I not losing all bacteria? Definately have a lot of
questions for a newbie.

Thanks,
Lori

--
www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com
"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
> ensure you wash the filter with tank water, otherwise tap
> water will kill the beneficial bacteria and you'll likely
> throw your tank back into a cycle, risking the remaining fish.

[RedForeman ©®]

You could probably wash the filter off with your well water, but in
practice, it'll make more sense to do so when you are doing water changes...
just wash it off in the water you've drained into a bucket, if in fact that
is how you do it.... I've been doing the bucket thing, and it's kinda
convienent to do that..

your filter is just one of many bits of bacteria in your tank... there is
nitrifying bacteria covering everything in the tank, except the filter is
where it all passes through, so it's the most important part....

I'm in the minority, I usually wash mine off under higher pressured water,
from the tap, but only enough to get the crud off of it... then I just plop
it back in..

Good luck....
"Lori Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> I have well water, not a city supply. No chlorine in water. Will the
water
> from my tap kill the bacteria if it is not chlorinated? Also, when I
change
> the filter pad, am I not losing all bacteria? Definately have a lot of
> questions for a newbie.
>
> Thanks,
> Lori
>
> --
> www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com
> "Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > ensure you wash the filter with tank water, otherwise tap
> > water will kill the beneficial bacteria and you'll likely
> > throw your tank back into a cycle, risking the remaining fish.
>
>

[Lori Wilson]

Thansk Red.

--
www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com
"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message
...
> You could probably wash the filter off with your well water, but in
> practice, it'll make more sense to do so when you are doing water
changes...
> just wash it off in the water you've drained into a bucket, if in fact
that
> is how you do it.... I've been doing the bucket thing, and it's kinda
> convienent to do that..
>
> your filter is just one of many bits of bacteria in your tank... there is
> nitrifying bacteria covering everything in the tank, except the filter is
> where it all passes through, so it's the most important part....
>
> I'm in the minority, I usually wash mine off under higher pressured water,
> from the tap, but only enough to get the crud off of it... then I just
plop
> it back in..
>
> Good luck....
> "Lori Wilson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have well water, not a city supply. No chlorine in water. Will the
> water
> > from my tap kill the bacteria if it is not chlorinated? Also, when I
> change
> > the filter pad, am I not losing all bacteria? Definately have a lot of
> > questions for a newbie.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lori
> >
> > --
> > www.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com
> > "Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > ensure you wash the filter with tank water, otherwise tap
> > > water will kill the beneficial bacteria and you'll likely
> > > throw your tank back into a cycle, risking the remaining fish.
> >
> >
>
>