Levels Rising... Please help!!

JB wrote:


I just did a 25% Water change, and while doing so I noticed my filter
was pretty dirty but not clogged, so changed that as well..

This is the second or third time I've noticed you mention that you have
changed your filter....are you putting in new sponges? If yes, then this
is absolutely the worst thing that you could be doing.....the bacteria
that make up the nitrogen cycle live in your filter medium....now if it
gets clogged all you should be doing is gently rinsing the sponges in
water removed from your tank (tap water is a big no, no as the chlorine
can/will kill off the bacteria).....

Please read the following link on cycling a tank:-

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


Now I've
noticed the I guess dust balls randonly in my tank that are wrapped
around bits of food... What should I do about that??.. I appreciate
all of your advice...


This is decaying food (I agree with the other bloke).....your fish are
being overfed and it is this that is giving you the issues with trapped
gunk turning into Hydrogen Sulphide in your gravel and your rise in
ammonia/nitrites......I would stop feeding for a day or two....then just
feed a small amount every other day until things settle....

Products such as Cycle or also Amquel may allieviate things but the key
is to get to the root cause of the problem - it could be plainly that
the tank hasn't cycled yet, overfeeding, or over zealous cleaning that
is killing off your beneficial bacteria....

Gill

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:59:46 +0000, Gill Passman
wrote:

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Gill

Ok clue me in on this one Gill is being a "Bloke".... good or bad or
just different! I am slowly getting used to the various UK terms ;-)





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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Tristan wrote:

Ok clue me in on this one Gill is being a "Bloke".... good or bad or
just different! I am slowly getting used to the various UK terms ;-)


Oh dear yet another American needing lessons on the finer use of the
English language by it's true owner - lol

OK - in the way I used it in the post it means what the other
guy/fella/dude/person said....it can be a bit derogatory in certain
contexts but not the one I used it in....if I said that you were display
"blokish behaviour" this would be equal to saying "laddish behaviour" -
again I'm sure another English phrase - but one that has also made it to
other English speaking countries - which basically would mean acting
like a lout or if a more gentle interpretation was put on it it would be
acting like "one of the lads/boys".....if I said you were just being a
bloke then again it could be taken as either a soft jibe/poke, a female
humouring a male or in worst case scenario (but rarely) as an insult/put
down....like all slang it is pretty much down to the context that it is
used in that gives the connatation and whether it would be construed as
an insult or compliment or merely a description of someones
gender.....Oh dear it all gets very complex....the context I used it in
means guy/fella/dude/person and nothing more or less.....I only
included the others just in case someone went did a google and construed
as an insult - which it wasn't....

Now I hope that is all clear as mud for you now :-) Further lessons on
English slang available on request - he, he

Gill