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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| New To This Hobby
Hello Everyone This Is Something I Am Very Excited About I Researched This For Months Before I Finally Jumped Into It . Now My Question Is When I Started My Tank 5 Days Ago The Water Was Cloudy It Cleared Up And Now Its Cloudy Again | 
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Hey, welcome to fishlore!
Are you cycling your tank? If so, what are your readings- ammonia, nitrite, nitrate? | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Yes My Tank Is Cycling Readins Are Ammonia Is At 1.0 Nitrite Is At 0 And Nitrate Is 80 | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Wow, those are strange readings. 80 nitrate? Do you know how many nitrates are in your tap water?
Your info says you have 3 damsels in there? If so, I'd definitely do some quick water changes, as 1 ammonia and 80 nitrate are both dangerous to your fish.
About the cloudy water, that sometimes happens when a tank is cycling. It could also be caused by substrate getting stirred up, or bacteria, but I think it's just a result of cycling. | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| hi and welcome to fish lore ,,, if you have nitrates of 80 i would remove your fish out that is extremely high even for cycling ,, | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| ok what should i do after i remove them should i add any thing or do a water change are my other numbers ok | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| ammonia should be zero when its cycled and nitrates should be below 10 and as near to zero as you can get them ,, nitrates of 20 and above can kill most fish so if yours are 80 its a miracle there still alive ,,, | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| What test kit are you useing? Liquid or strips? Whats the best before date? | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| my tank is only 5 days old it is not cycled yet i only can see one fish because it is so cloudy and i cant tell if it is the same fish or not what should the numbers be during cycling . my test kit is liquid and i cant find a best before date | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| why are fish in the tank, are you cycling with fish, or live rock? | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| yes with fish, is the advice from the fish store were i brought every thing i needed i was told on the third day to go a head and put some cycling fish in which are the damsels | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| At five days there shouldnt realy be any nitrate levels unless your tap water has some. But 80 is extremely high.. Sometimes old test kits can give you whack readings. | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| The Blue Damselfish, also known as the Blue Devil Damselfish, is an extremely popular marine fish because it is readily available and because it is very hardy. Although we don't recommend it, many hobbyists use this fish to cycle new saltwater tanks.
So im guessing this fish is like the saltwater equivilant of a zebra danio. | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| so were should i go from here | |
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October 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| If they are as hardy as they say, They should be fine but do A water change and see if the nitrate drops if it doesnt, then test your tape water. | |
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