zigmeister

thanks for the spelling lesson.. lol I knew that... really I did... lol but it was 3:41am on one of my many sleepless nights... so I think I should get a spelling pass due to lack of sleep....lol

Kevin

i always need a spelling pass...i've had to edit about half of my total posts to correct some sort of spelling error
i made to in this one, but corrected them b4 i hit "post"
^
make that three...not on purpose

zigmeister

lol....why do they teach spelling in school?? You are either good at it or you aren't...lol
by the way.... I have made room for the next tank. Now I just need some moolaa to buy it. I picked out a nice 60 gal long tank with a black stand. Will look loverly in my living room.

Kevin

hahaha...and the mts claims yet another victim!

zigmeister

After I got done doing all the rearranging for a new tank, I balanced my checkbook. I need a Santa! Or a very generous relative....lol!

catersun

you need patience and to start looking for a used tank....

Yard Sales are your friend!

Kevin

craigslist and ebay help to
i found a 55gal. w/ all equipment for $70 on c'list
someone on here found a 75gal. at a yard sale for like $30

catersun

I got my 46 gal bowfront with stand and all the stuffs at a yardsale for $20. Bought a new filter and heater and decorations.

I've been keeping my eye on the local classifieds and c
s list for her.... she's just impatient.

Kevin

haha...nice find!

Peterpiper

Quote .. 'SO... we are thinking about pre cycling water in a holding tank with it's own bio filter and plants to cycle the ammonia, nitite into nitrate and use plants to use up the nitrate... or not since the show tank is lightly planted. "
I would be looking at installing a 5um and carbon filter in your house, you can get the ones that fit under your sink, from the levels you have given in your tap water I do not believe that your water is fit for human consumption. we have installed this type of filter, and now I can get the tap water add the salt let it mix then add it to the tank. And we now have great drinking water!

zigmeister

Okay, I have done it. I bought a 60 gallon tank with stand (thanks to catersun for finding it on c's list for me). It came with a filter but it is not of sufficient size for a 60 gallon tank and does not have a bio-wheel. So, I will be purchasing a new filter and light.
I solved my high nitrate problem. I had an algae bloom. That took the nitrates right down. Of course you can't see through the water for the algae. I just don't understand it, this tank has had crystal clear water up until a month ago. I didn't do anything different than I have ever done. It will be interesting to see how clear the water is once I get the algae cleared out.

Kevin

ive heard those algae blooms can be really nasty...h2o changes will help

catersun

yeah... her bloom wasn't the nicest.... her pleco is growing fat as a
result ;-)

I saw the new tank last night when I stopped by for spare parts.... it's gonna be PRETTYYYYY!!!! I can't wait for her to get the filter and light!!!!

zigmeister

Okay, the new 60 gal tank is set up and cycling. It looks very nice. The 58 gallon tank is very green cloudy with an ammonia level of 0.25 , nitrites are 0, nitrates are 20. What the heck am I doing wrong? We did a 15 gallon water change yesterday and the tank looks worse today. I am sooo confused. I don't know what to do at this point. I think I will cut back on feeding and see if that helps.

Kevin

do you have fish in that tank?
you could move them to the new tank temporarily...and use some algae chemicals for a while...then switch them back, after water changes and extra carbon have removed the chemicals

zigmeister

I am planning on moving the fish from the 58 gallon to the 60 gallon once the water is cycled and safe. Then I was going to work on the water in the 58 gal. I am just stumped. I cannot find any articles that can explain this. The 58 gal. tank has been established for over a year with healthy fish and lots of live plants in it. I have had one algae bloom in the past that cleared as soon as I cut back on the amount of time the light was on. Right now, I only have the light on for a couple hours in the evening. There is light in the room but no direct sunlight on the tank.

catersun

I just emailed you a link about bluegreen algae. here it is for anyone else too.

http://www.myfishtank.net/blue-green-algae-article/

i've found a couple of other articles that reflect the same info.

sirdarksol

I'm not seeing where anyone said anything about blue-green algae bloom.
If it is cyanobacteria, you want to deal with it as quickly as possible. It's nasty stuff.