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04-26-2006

Posted by Dave W. on April 26, 2006, 1:43 am

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As a followup to my previous post, thinking it was possibly PH shock, I
put a couple of my mollies in the new tank (since they like alkaline
water and are used to my water and they turned whitish and started to
die within an hour. Everything in the tank is new. Any thoughts? An
artifical plant, the air bubbler, the gravel? I am very bummed out and
baffled. Some sort of toxic thing, I would think, since I know of no
disease that works that fast.

Posted by Altum on April 26, 2006, 4:15 am

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Dave W. wrote:

> As a followup to my previous post, thinking it was possibly PH shock, I
> put a couple of my mollies in the new tank (since they like alkaline
> water and are used to my water and they turned whitish and started to
> die within an hour. Everything in the tank is new. Any thoughts? An
> artifical plant, the air bubbler, the gravel? I am very bummed out and
> baffled. Some sort of toxic thing, I would think, since I know of no
> disease that works that fast.

That's awful! Poor little guys. It's definitely toxicity. If you had
municipal water I'd swear it was chlorine or chloramine.

Nevermind all the testing - I didn't realize you have other fish tanks
with your well water. There is clearly something toxic in the tank. I
would break down the tank and clean everything, being grateful that it's
not a 70 gallon tank. ;-) Throw away any activated carbon or zeolites
that could have adsorbed the toxin. Scrub or soak everything including
all filter parts and the inside of the tank with vinegar to help
remove...whatever it is. Then rinse with lots and lots of clean water.

If the gravel is anything other than fish-safe epoxy coated aquarium
gravel, leave it out of the tank for the moment. Plastic decorations
like plants from a fish store are fine, but leave out any "found" objects.

Do you have enough tanks to scavenge tank water to fill the new tank?
It is possible that something has changed in your water that makes it
less suitable for fish. It might be OK as a 25% water change in an
established tank, but too stressful for fish at 100%.

Once the tank is full (preferably with 2/3 water from other tanks), put
the best active carbon you can find in the filter and let the tank run
for 24 hours. Try again with one small fish and be ready to rescue him
if he shows any signs of distress.

Maybe someone has something else to add to this...

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Posted by MEAlston on April 26, 2006, 4:27 am

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> Dave W. wrote:

> > As a followup to my previous post, thinking it was possibly PH shock, I

>
> That's awful! Poor little guys. It's definitely toxicity. If you had
> municipal water I'd swear it was chlorine or chloramine.
>
> Nevermind all the testing - I didn't realize you have other fish tanks
> with your well water. There is clearly something toxic in the tank. I
> would break down the tank and clean everything, being grateful that it's
> not a 70 gallon tank. ;-) Throw away any activated carbon or zeolites
> that could have adsorbed the toxin. Scrub or soak everything including
> all filter parts and the inside of the tank with vinegar to help
> remove...whatever it is. Then rinse with lots and lots of clean water.

*Unless the water has become the culprit !!..in which case.......

> Maybe someone has something else to add to this...
>
> --
> Put the word aquaria in the subject to email me.
> Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

Posted by MEAlston on April 26, 2006, 4:39 am

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MEAlston wrote:

>> Dave W. wrote:

>>> As a followup to my previous post, thinking it was possibly PH shock, I

>> That's awful! Poor little guys. It's definitely toxicity. If you had
>> municipal water I'd swear it was chlorine or chloramine.
>>
>> Nevermind all the testing - I didn't realize you have other fish tanks
>> with your well water. There is clearly something toxic in the tank. I
>> would break down the tank and clean everything, being grateful that it's
>> not a 70 gallon tank. ;-) Throw away any activated carbon or zeolites
>> that could have adsorbed the toxin. Scrub or soak everything including
>> all filter parts and the inside of the tank with vinegar to help
>> remove...whatever it is. Then rinse with lots and lots of clean water.

>
> *Unless the water has become the culprit !!..in which case.......
>
>

>> Maybe someone has something else to add to this...
>>
>> --
>> Put the word aquaria in the subject to email me.
>> Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

>
>

One other note...boil the gravel for a good 15 minutes should you decide
to use it again =/

Posted by Koi-Lo on April 26, 2006, 10:06 am

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> One other note...boil the gravel for a good 15 minutes should you decide
> to use it again =/

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Would that remove toxic substances? I know it works for diseases .......
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