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Post by carpguru 6/12/2011, 13:58

turned sponges around and now have a nitrite spike
would you believe it sods law my filter flow had dropped
right of so i turned the sponges around tested the water
this morning to find a nitrite spike yet it was fine the day
before this is so frustrating in all my years of fish keeping
i have come to a blank any of you lot what to throw any
suggestions in
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Post by Fish dude 6/12/2011, 14:18

If you have any friends that have any established filter media you could borrow, that would be the best solution. Nitrite spikes are generally quick. Smile
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Post by MarcG 6/12/2011, 14:19

From only turning the sponges around. Left me blanked also.
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Post by MarcG 6/12/2011, 14:23

If you have another tank setup id put your fish in there until back to normal.
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Post by dandy cichlids 6/12/2011, 14:27

always best to over filter tank with 2 filters then if on goes down other sorts the job out. sounds like a fluval plus filter? i dont like them old fluvals were much better

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Post by carpguru 6/12/2011, 14:33

Fish dude wrote:If you have any friends that have any established filter media you could borrow, that would be the best solution. Nitrite spikes are generally quick. Smile

its a mature filter been running for years
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Post by carpguru 6/12/2011, 14:35

dandy cichlids wrote:always best to over filter tank with 2 filters then if on goes down other sorts the job out. sounds like a fluval plus filter? i dont like them old fluvals were much better


very true dandy it is a plus but never had any
problem when it was in my other tank
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Post by k3vinjam3s 6/12/2011, 15:25

I use the fluval 3 plus and used to have the same problem regarding the sponges. I stopped turning them round and started to clean the sponge slightly and get a cotton bud and clean the impellor chamber and the outlet pipe. Found this worked better overall.

As for your nitrite spike I'm unsure. Maybe the reduced flow though the media caused an ammonia spike you were unaware of that caused the nitrite spike. How severe is the spike?
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Post by carpguru 6/12/2011, 18:53

0.25 ppm
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Post by k3vinjam3s 6/12/2011, 19:34

I'd just try to increase the oxygen levels in the water and do some water changes till it comes down.
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Post by MarcG 6/12/2011, 19:38

Hows your fish looking biff?
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Post by carpguru 6/12/2011, 20:00

not bad going to do another change
tonight
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Post by MarcG 6/12/2011, 20:21

Id just keep up the water changes and im sure theyl be fine.
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Post by carpguru 6/12/2011, 20:28

going to set another tank away and
do it from scratch and start it with
pure aquarium that i got on trial
from paddock and will do a write
up on it i will do a journal and daily
water test results
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Post by MarcG 7/12/2011, 19:59

Will be intresting to see biff
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Post by carpguru 7/12/2011, 21:02

set the new tank away last night
dropped two of the ball type things
in did tests tonight to see what was going on
and the reading were as follows
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
pH 7.2

nothing yet will dose again
tomorrow and test tomorrow night

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Post by MarcG 7/12/2011, 21:06

Good biff intresting. Wel see what tomorrow brings..
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Post by k3vinjam3s 7/12/2011, 21:09

ball type things?
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Post by carpguru 7/12/2011, 21:09

i it might start showing signs of life
in the filter tomorrow normally after
24 hrs theres normally a trace of ammonia
or there should be if these things are working
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Post by carpguru 7/12/2011, 21:11

pure aquarium its something
i am trying out for paddock
to see what its like
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Post by k3vinjam3s 8/12/2011, 07:21

Like a "add this to your aquarium then 24 hours later add fish" product? I'm sceptical about these sort of products, can't.see how bacteria can lay dormant in them if thats what they are claiming.
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 09:19

Im the same. But mase well see what parameters it gives
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 09:30

well i don't know whether its add fish after
24 hrs but there's a big stick about these
things they have been getting some good write
ups i know what you mean how do they keep live
bacteria a live in stuff like this i don't know i don't know
how they do in the bottled stuff either suspended
animation.i wont be adding fish after 24 hrs
i am going to test the water later on its day two
the product is called pure aquarium here take
a look
http://www.evolutionaqua.com/acatalog/PURE_Aquarium.html
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Post by Fish dude 8/12/2011, 09:38

hmm ill stick to the old fashioned way if it aint broke dont fix it Smile
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 10:02

it all depends which puts less stress
on the fish i am not going to introduce
fish in to this tank till it is fully cycled
so it looks like i might be going to boot
to see if i can get a bottle of pure ammonia
to dose with .05 ppm a day
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