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Offline Dawnrosie

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Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« on: January 08, 2015, 07:12:25 PM »
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Water readings are GH 180, KH 240,  NO2 0, NO3 40, PH 7.5 and Ammonia .50 and I've got fish arriving tomorrow! I got the tank last week and have used Tap Safe and Tetra Safe Start. I was sure he tank would be ready for the 6 Killifish I ordered but now I'm panicking. Thinking whether or not to do a 25% water change?

I bought 2 little red shrimp this morning and they seem fine?

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Re: Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2015, 07:28:43 PM »
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Can I ask, have you followed the instructions on the Safe Start to the letter? This is one of the products that do work sometimes - if it has been allowed to get too hot or too cold during transport it won't work - but the instructions must be followed.

When the fish arrive, you need to test the water at least once a day for ammonia and nitrite. If the Safe Start hasn't worked you will need to do as many water changes as large as necessary to stop either of those two ever going over 0.25.

When you say the fish are arriving, do you mean they will be in a shop for you to collect or are they coming by post? If it is the latter, open the box in the darkest corner you can find. The fish will have been in total darkness for hours and sudden bright light will stress them badly.

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Re: Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2015, 07:44:46 PM »
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yep followed the instructions exactly. They are coming by post. It was New Years Eve and I'd been chatting (and drinking  :( ) with a few of my neighbors, one of them had just set up his fish tank and I got all excited as I have kept all sorts of fish in the past and really enjoyed it. We live in "Sheltered Accommodation" this is permanent separate apartments for the over 55s. It's very nice and secure. Anyway up to a few months ago we were not allowed pets but then the rules were relaxed and we are now allowed some caged pets and small fish tanks. When our little party had finished I was browsing the web looking at Killifish with a mind to maybe getting them in the future but before I knew what I'd done I pressed the buy button, naughty I know  :( I rushed out the next day to buy a small AquaNano 22 tank. Its very heavily planted and has sand substrate. I bought a Api Test kit with 4 test strips in it, the tap safe and TSS. No test strips left now but plenty of the Api Ammonia test kit. I've got nearly a llitre of standing water which has also had some tap safe added to it for top ups and about 10 litres of standing untreated water in the kitchen which i put there this morning just incase i might need to do a water change.  I know you are going to tell me off and I fully deserve it :( I should know better! I used to run an aquarium shop about 25 years ago, yes I know a lots changed but the basic Be Patient still applies  :(

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Re: Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2015, 07:48:00 PM »
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Just to warn you - 22 litres is very small for 6 fish if the SS hasn't worked  :-\. I would go out and buy a liquid reagent tester for nitrite since you already have the ammonia one and those two are the most important tests at the start.

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Re: Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2015, 07:53:31 PM »
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tks I will do tomorrow and tks for the tip on opening my parcel

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Re: Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2015, 08:16:46 PM »
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I had to do a partial fish-in cycle once when I upgraded my filter and would recommend you test twice a day for ammonia and nitrite and get ready for 25%-50%+ water changes twice a day also if you can. You don't need to have standing water if you use tap safe btw.

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Re: Getting worried, Fish arriving tomorrow
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2015, 08:30:17 PM »
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Hi Fiona, the reason i've got water standing by is that I would never even drink water straight from my tap! It comes out really cloudy, it soon clears once i put it in the fridge and tastes fine then so I figured Id best to put some in a jug for top ups and added the tap safe just to make sure.  Having just read on another post that folk have found that the Api Ammonia test still shows at .50 even on well established tanks and that my NO2 and NO3 readings are fine i'm not so worried now but will keep and eye on the ammonia and be ready for a water change if needed. Thanks for your help tho

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