On 2 Apr 2004 16:34:23 -0800, nuchumYussel wrote:
The tank is about a year old, fully cycled. About a month and a half
ago, I had a very large rise in phosfates. A freind of mine
reccomended I put in a"phos-zorb" filter medium bag. He said that I

My experience of ammozorb and phoszorb is that they only last a few
days before needing "recharging" - you can't just put them in and
leave forever. Having said that I have a phosphate absorber sponge
(Juwel) which claims to last 6 weeks. So it might be worth checking
the packaging for intended length of use. Sounds like it's been 6
weeks already.

should take out the filter pad, and insert the phos-zorb where the
filter would go. Earlier today while feeding, I noticed that 2 of the
Tiger Barbs were hovering at the top, and their mouths were going very
fast. I thought maybe there was insufficient amounts of airation in
the tank. SO i stuck in an airpumpm. Even with the airpump, they are
still gasping at the surface. Also, upon closer inspection, it looks
as though these two fish have a couple ich spots on them I had some
ich medicine left over from an ich spell i had about 9 months ago, so
i added the recommended dose. I just dont understand what I am doing

I guess you removed any carbon from the filter first :-)

wrong. My Ph is at 6.7, my ammonia is at 0, my nitrites are also at 0.
AND I have an air pum going, in addition to the filter. Can someone
please help me? Thanx for reading

I would do a water change anyway, just in case there is something
nasty and undetectable. For example once I had fish acting sick
like yours while water params were great - it turned out there
were roadworks outside and fumes from boiling tar were getting
into the air. The fish were affected long before I could smell
it. Once I could smell it, I aerated the house, and the fish
perked up. So something unusual like that might be a suspect,
have you had any fumes near the tank lately?

How is the filter running, has it stopped recently or has anything
happened out of the ordinary? I know you said you have no ammonia
or nitrites, I'm just poking for more clues.

Sounds like you're doing your best with the airpump and the ich
treatment - let us know how it goes... hope it improves.

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Flash Wilson
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