October 17th 12, 02:02 PM
On Saturday, 25 March 2000 08:00:00 UTC, manofmilk77 wrote:
> If you don't know my fishs' story please refer to recent
> posts...
>
> Last night's parameters... Ammonia, 0. Nitrite, 0.
> Nitrate, 0. Temp 73. pH 7.8. (both tanks)
>
> Two Black Moor in one 29 gallon tank.
>
> Oranda and Veiled Ryukin in another 29 gallon tank.
>
> No meds currently.
>
> Recently had two shots of Baytril.
>
> Currently being fed MediGold (antibiotic) food.
>
> Seem to be recuperating from Columnaris (fin rot & internal)
>
> Tanks' only about 1 week old. Filtration on each is 170
> GPH biowheel.
>
> Salt is a little less than 1 tbs per 5 gallons (aquarium
> salt)
>
> Ok, HERE IS THE SITUATION>>>
>
> Woke up this morning and the parameters were same as last
> night (see above) except there was about .20 ppm ammonia in
> the water. pH was still 7.8.
>
> Had bought some plastic plants a couple days before, ripped
> off the little gravel holding cup things on the bottom, and
> attached suction cups with '''''Aquarium Sealant'''' on
> which the tube said 100% pure silicone rubber. Directions
> said to leave for 48 hours before putting in water. We did
> so, and after checking this morning's parameters like said
> above, we installed the plants into each tank. No more
> than several hours later, I started a routine partial water
> change on the first tank. I tested the pH once more on
> both tanks and was STARTLED!! a little under 9.0..........
> What the heck?????? And this is before I put any of the
> new water in. 1.2 pH change in under 4 hours?!? I
> proceeded to complete a 50% water change on both tanks
> which made them 7.8 again. It's been fine since (about 10
> hours so far)
>
> My QUESTIONS:
>
> 1) What could this half day pH ROLLER COSTER do to my
> goldfish assuming it doesn't happen again??? What signs do
> I look for if they do or are suffering from some kind of pH
> shock? (upon reading on PureGold.com, I realized that the
> pH shouldn't change more than .2 every 12 hours, but this
> was after this afternoon's incident)
>
> 2) What could have caused this? The plants? (just plastic
> from LFS) I soaked them in hot water.. The Aquarium
> Sealant?? (isn't this stuff made for the insides of
> aquariums?) NOTHING else was changed or added to the water
> between when it read 7.8 at about 12 noon till it read 9.0
> at about 3 pm.
>
> 3) How can I prevent this from happening again? I
> understand that buffers help stabilize pH, but that would
> require changing the pH somewhat.
>
> Any advice, knowledge, or suggestions would be appreciated..
>
> Thanks in advance,
> David
>
>
>
>
>
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hi and id just like to say...i would also like to know if fake aquarium plants can effect the ph that much...i put in lots of fake plants with a stone like base...every new fish i put in the tank after that would die within 24 hours...i think its ph shock..so just wondering...do fake plants effect ph>?
> If you don't know my fishs' story please refer to recent
> posts...
>
> Last night's parameters... Ammonia, 0. Nitrite, 0.
> Nitrate, 0. Temp 73. pH 7.8. (both tanks)
>
> Two Black Moor in one 29 gallon tank.
>
> Oranda and Veiled Ryukin in another 29 gallon tank.
>
> No meds currently.
>
> Recently had two shots of Baytril.
>
> Currently being fed MediGold (antibiotic) food.
>
> Seem to be recuperating from Columnaris (fin rot & internal)
>
> Tanks' only about 1 week old. Filtration on each is 170
> GPH biowheel.
>
> Salt is a little less than 1 tbs per 5 gallons (aquarium
> salt)
>
> Ok, HERE IS THE SITUATION>>>
>
> Woke up this morning and the parameters were same as last
> night (see above) except there was about .20 ppm ammonia in
> the water. pH was still 7.8.
>
> Had bought some plastic plants a couple days before, ripped
> off the little gravel holding cup things on the bottom, and
> attached suction cups with '''''Aquarium Sealant'''' on
> which the tube said 100% pure silicone rubber. Directions
> said to leave for 48 hours before putting in water. We did
> so, and after checking this morning's parameters like said
> above, we installed the plants into each tank. No more
> than several hours later, I started a routine partial water
> change on the first tank. I tested the pH once more on
> both tanks and was STARTLED!! a little under 9.0..........
> What the heck?????? And this is before I put any of the
> new water in. 1.2 pH change in under 4 hours?!? I
> proceeded to complete a 50% water change on both tanks
> which made them 7.8 again. It's been fine since (about 10
> hours so far)
>
> My QUESTIONS:
>
> 1) What could this half day pH ROLLER COSTER do to my
> goldfish assuming it doesn't happen again??? What signs do
> I look for if they do or are suffering from some kind of pH
> shock? (upon reading on PureGold.com, I realized that the
> pH shouldn't change more than .2 every 12 hours, but this
> was after this afternoon's incident)
>
> 2) What could have caused this? The plants? (just plastic
> from LFS) I soaked them in hot water.. The Aquarium
> Sealant?? (isn't this stuff made for the insides of
> aquariums?) NOTHING else was changed or added to the water
> between when it read 7.8 at about 12 noon till it read 9.0
> at about 3 pm.
>
> 3) How can I prevent this from happening again? I
> understand that buffers help stabilize pH, but that would
> require changing the pH somewhat.
>
> Any advice, knowledge, or suggestions would be appreciated..
>
> Thanks in advance,
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful
hi and id just like to say...i would also like to know if fake aquarium plants can effect the ph that much...i put in lots of fake plants with a stone like base...every new fish i put in the tank after that would die within 24 hours...i think its ph shock..so just wondering...do fake plants effect ph>?