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Posted by 2pods on June 20, 2005, 5:10 pm
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After two power outages of about 3/4 and 1 hour, of my three tanks the
smallest (Juwel Rekord 60 with plants and 12 Platys) reads perfect water
quality.
The Juwel Rio 300 (plants, Platys, 4 Clown Loach, 6 Angels, 6 Danios, and 4
Corys) is fine except for the pH.
It's dropped to 6.0-6.5
My Rio 400 (Plants, Comets, Shubunkins, SAE, Tench, Orfe) readings were dire
!
Ammonia was high (4.0), pH had fallen to 6.0, Nitrite was 0.0, and Nitrate
was 40.
After a 40% water change pH was still 6.0, Nitrite 0.0, Nitrate dropped to
10, Ammonia 2.0.
I've now double dosed with Prime, so will have to wait 24 hours to read it
again.
Is the worst over, or are my fish doomed ?
As for the Rio 300, does it need a waterchange ?
The 2 smaller tanks have a 25% waterchange weekly (last Wednesday), and the
big one fortnightly (also last wednesday)
Peter
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Posted by NetMax on June 20, 2005, 4:38 pm
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> After two power outages of about 3/4 and 1 hour, of my three tanks the
> smallest (Juwel Rekord 60 with plants and 12 Platys) reads perfect
> water quality.
>
> The Juwel Rio 300 (plants, Platys, 4 Clown Loach, 6 Angels, 6 Danios,
> and 4 Corys) is fine except for the pH.
> It's dropped to 6.0-6.5
>
> My Rio 400 (Plants, Comets, Shubunkins, SAE, Tench, Orfe) readings were
> dire !
> Ammonia was high (4.0), pH had fallen to 6.0, Nitrite was 0.0, and
> Nitrate was 40.
> After a 40% water change pH was still 6.0, Nitrite 0.0, Nitrate dropped
> to 10, Ammonia 2.0.
> I've now double dosed with Prime, so will have to wait 24 hours to read
> it again.
> Is the worst over, or are my fish doomed ?
>
> As for the Rio 300, does it need a waterchange ?
> The 2 smaller tanks have a 25% waterchange weekly (last Wednesday), and
> the big one fortnightly (also last wednesday)
>
> Peter
Hi Peter, see my response to the post you put in
rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc. Keep us advised.
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www.NetMax.tk
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> smallest (Juwel Rekord 60 with plants and 12 Platys) reads perfect
> water quality.
>
> The Juwel Rio 300 (plants, Platys, 4 Clown Loach, 6 Angels, 6 Danios,
> and 4 Corys) is fine except for the pH.
> It's dropped to 6.0-6.5
>
> My Rio 400 (Plants, Comets, Shubunkins, SAE, Tench, Orfe) readings were
> dire !
> Ammonia was high (4.0), pH had fallen to 6.0, Nitrite was 0.0, and
> Nitrate was 40.
> After a 40% water change pH was still 6.0, Nitrite 0.0, Nitrate dropped
> to 10, Ammonia 2.0.
> I've now double dosed with Prime, so will have to wait 24 hours to read
> it again.
> Is the worst over, or are my fish doomed ?
>
> As for the Rio 300, does it need a waterchange ?
> The 2 smaller tanks have a 25% waterchange weekly (last Wednesday), and
> the big one fortnightly (also last wednesday)
>
> Peter