Aquarium Trouble, Please Help - Page 2

**Scuba Kid** · 07-14-2008, 03:29 PM

Cycling also takes about six weeks to complete.

COM · 07-14-2008, 03:36 PM

Just get some BioSpira or the new Tetra stuff to skip the cycle. It isn't fun.

I'm more concerned with the nitrate reading at 200. Has anyone else ever heard of a reading nearly that high?

justintrask · 07-14-2008, 03:39 PM

they may have hit an extra 0 by accident, or they have something terribly wrong with their tank. Also if it was with test strips, a lot of them have the highest level as something rediculous like 80-450 with no actual numbers. I may be wrong though

emc7 · 07-14-2008, 07:52 PM

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ziplock bag and let it float inside of the aquarium for about 30 minutes

Did you have any air in the ziploc with the fish & water? It is possible to smother a fish by putting it in a closed container full of water.

fishboy689 · 07-22-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by hmlchinadoll

I've heard that for every inch of fish you have, there should be a gallon of water. So if you have two 2 inched fish, you should have at the least 4 gallons. Is this correct?

An oscar can reach 13 inches, would you put an oscar in a 13 gallon tank?

The answer of course is no, that rule will only fit the smaller fish species.

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COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 697	Just get some BioSpira or the new Tetra stuff to skip the cycle. It isn't fun. I'm more concerned with the nitrate reading at 200. Has anyone else ever heard of a reading nearly that high?

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justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 238	they may have hit an extra 0 by accident, or they have something terribly wrong with their tank. Also if it was with test strips, a lot of them have the highest level as something rediculous like 80-450 with no actual numbers. I may be wrong though

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