When you clean the tank as well as your doing it the good bacteria that needs to grow to start and then complete the nitrogen cycle is destroyed so your tank is always in a state of "new tank syndrom"
http://www.bestfish.com/breakin.html This link has some old information on products but is still good over all, it might help you understand.
Let me know if you can't open the links I've sent.
Donna
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> From: jmg2144 <jmg2144@yahoo.com>
>To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 10:10 PM
>Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] sick fish
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>I dont know how im not letting my tank cycle. If you could tell me that would be very helpful :)
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>--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Donna King <donnalynneking@...> wrote:
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>> Ok I can help you with part of your issues. Â Your not allowing your tank to cycle.
>> http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/The_Nitrogen_Cycle See this link for an explanation on what it is, why its so important to your fish and how to cycle your tank.  I used a modified High Tech method.  Using testing and Prime to keep things safe.Â
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>> > From: jmg2144 <jmg2144@...>
>> >To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
>> >Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:45 PM
>> >Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] sick fish
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>> >I change one third of the water every 2 weeks and I clean by taking all the fish out and putting them in a bucket and then i clean all the ornaments and scrub them in hot water. Then i clean the plant and cut some leaves down so it can grow more. I dont know what kind of plant it is i just got it 2 years ago from a family member. After that
>> >I clean the gravel in hot water then scrub the glass of the tank. I also clean the filter and the airstone and the sponge filter. I bought two ghost shrimp at pet smart today and another small ornament. thanks :)
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>> >--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Donna King <donnalynneking@> wrote:
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>> >> Api freshwater master test kit is a great one to have and use.ÂÂ
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>> >> When you say you clean the tank what are you doing and how much water are you changing or replacing.ÂÂ
>> >> How long has the tank been set up?ÂÂ
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>> >> Ick should look like someone salted your fish is this what it looks like ?ÂÂ
>> >> Donna
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>> >> >I have a 10 gallon aquarium. I need to do a water test but the medication im putting in is called parashield from mardel te temp is about 78 i have 1 red platy 1 dalmation mollie
>> >> >a black sailfin mollie a small male guppy a albino pleaco
>> >> >a black pleaco and 2 albino cory cats and 2 newborn red platys that my red platy had. I clean the tank about every 2 weeks. Could you recommend any water test kits to me and how do you see ammonia levels and test nitrite and nitrite pH. thanks :)
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>> >> >--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Donna King <donnalynneking@> wrote:
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>> >> >> We need to know tank size, what your water tests read, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH. What medication you put in, what the tank temp is.  All the fish that are in the tank along with how many of each.  What your cleaning and water maintenance is.ÂÂÂ
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>> >> >> >My fish have ick. I bought meds and it started to work but then it started getting worse. the worst infected fish is my black sailfin Mollie. and i think it also has popeye on its right eye. I don't really
>> >> >> >know what to do! I have 2 newborn red platy fry and i don't want them to die. help
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