Hi Ava,
You should be very careful about using products that artificially alter
the pH because they can have a cumulative effect. That is the products can
have very little initial effect & then suddenly bang-your pH jumps wildly
down & then you have the nightmare of stabilising it by using another
product to try to raise your pH back up.
My limited understanding on this is that for the majority of fish a stable
pH is far better than the 'textbook' figure for that particular species
even if it is a little different.
If your ammonia is still showing 0.1 then it sounds as if the cycling has
not fully completed but doing slightly larger & more frequent water changes
than you are at present will only serve to dilute the ammonia further & so
is fine. Can you tell us what your nitrite & nitrate readings are please?
John*<o)))<*
On 30 October 2012 03:03, Ava <aboswell91@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>
> I don't think it's an ammonia issue-- my ammonia is at about .10, pH is
> about 7.4. I picked up some stuff to lower pH but I don't want to raise
> ammonia by doing so, so I'm only doing a little at a time. I'm being very
> picky about tank cleanliness, using my gravel vacuum every other day to get
> old food out. I lowered the temperature in the tank to about 75F because I
> heard that bacteria grows faster in warmer temps. Light is always off
> except for feeding time. I can't tell you exactly how many gallons I'm
> replacing with water changes, as I'm using a children's beach bucket, but
> it only lowers about an inch of water in my 10gal tank. I use Prime to
> lower ammonia/chlorine/metals/etc in water. I do water changes about once a
> week... should I increase that? Whatever I'm doing is at least improving
> his situation, as he's more active and eating a tad more. Not sure if it's
> a FIX though.
> -Ava
>
> --- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ava" <aboswell91@...> wrote:
> >
> > I've come to the conclusion that my betta has fin rot. The tips of his
> fins are white with some pink/red streaks. Is it easier to treat with
> Melafix (which I already have), or aquarium salt? I have an African Dwarf
> Frog in the tank as well, should I quarantine? Also, how do I "remove the
> active carbon" from my filter? I always rinse it under water before I put a
> new one in... Is that it? Or do I need to do something else? I don't want
> the medication to be ineffective because of my filter. :/
> > Thanks,
> > -Ava
> >
>
>
>
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