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Old October 4th, 2007  
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carbon or coincidence?? (cycle problem)

Still having a rough time with my tank. Have had white spot and treated it because of this I removed the carbon from my filter and since then everything has went haywire, I have lost 11 fish, fish I have to say that showed no real signs of white spot, it was the angels that were most affected, and I had to eventually remove them to another tank. I have done 3 water changes in the last 2 days and I don't want to do anymore as I may be now doing more harm than good. I stuck in one of those rubbish multi test strips (which I don't really use anymore I use liquid pH kits) Everything was fine except the KH reading which was off the scale! My husband pointed out that the tank was fine till I removed the carbon from the filter, which incidentaly i didn't know shouldn't be in there all the time. Is this all a reactions and a kick-back from the qhite spot and treatment. Believe it or not my 2 Discus have survived, who says they are not hardy!!!
Any thoughts would be welcome on this disaster.

Susan.

Tank 160L running for 6 months

PH7.6 Temp 82-86

2 Discus
3 Cory cats
1 oto
2 neon tetras
1 Glowlight tetra
2 guppies (bred in the tank)

(well they were all still there when I last looked!!!!!)

Last edited by Isabella; October 8th, 2007 at 10:45 AM.
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Old October 8th, 2007  
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A 160 liter (~ 42 U.S. gallon) tank is too small for fish like Discus. I'd recommend an absolute minimum of 75 gallons (284 liters) for Discus. If you want to be really kind and understanding to these delicate and demanding fish, get something around at least 378 liters. Thats' what Discus need to be truly happy. Their tank needs perfect water quality as well.

The rest of the fish are fine for your tank.

If you tank was cycled before the problems began, it was most likely the medication that killed all the beneficial bacteria in your filter, and therefore caused another cycle. During a cycle, fish will die if they're exposed to ammonia and nitrite.

What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate readings? How exactly do you clean your filter and how often? Do you change any filter media? If so, how often?

If you have ANY ammonia and/or nitrite in your water, you should be performing daily 50% water changes if you want to increase the chances of your fish surviving the cycle.
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