Regular Member Bella_Butterfly Posted May 1, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 If anybody read my last post, I recently got two new commons that I saved from the pet store. Well, I put them in the tank yesterday with the filter in all and the tank was crystal clear, but I wake up his morning, and it looks like billows of dust are circulating around the tank! What is this? The have new gravel and a new filter and I rinsed out everything! What do I do!!! This is driving me crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted May 1, 2005 Admin Share Posted May 1, 2005 Is this a new tank? have you checked your water quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bella_Butterfly Posted May 1, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 It is new tank and actually, no I havent checked the water quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted May 1, 2005 Admin Share Posted May 1, 2005 Then you have new tank syndrome hun....... http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/cycle.html Great reading hun I would also get the water checked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bella_Butterfly Posted May 1, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 Ok thanks koko You're the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted May 1, 2005 Admin Share Posted May 1, 2005 I try but people like you make this site go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PodgyGoldy Posted May 1, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 That is 'Bacterial Bloom' and you need to moniter your ammonia and nitrIte levels closely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bella_Butterfly Posted May 1, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 But, I dont have the money right now to buy a test kit. I was thinking of making a water change, but I don't know if it would be too soon, since I just added the fish yesterday. Would this do any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PodgyGoldy Posted May 1, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 The best you can do is do 25% water change every day until you get the test kits because if the nitrIte goes high it'll kill your fish.. The ammonia is the easiest to see because if it goes high you can see blood streaks at the base of the tail or on the tail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PodgyGoldy Posted May 1, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 I forgot to add this: You could add one of the filter foam from the cycled tank(don't take too many and replace new ones in it) to the new one and add some cycled gravel to the new tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bella_Butterfly Posted May 1, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 1, 2005 So, could I start the water change today or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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