Which fish should I choose?

[ilikebirds]

^best advice ever, btw
the internetz is a cornucopia of information at your fingertips. research, and more research. from credible sources of course

 

[greymatron]

Okay, tap pH is 6.6(figured I'd go with higher since I can't tell the difference), everything else is at 0.
Tank, pH is 7.6...but on 'high ph' its lighter than 7.4...so..yea..Guess that's good. Ammonia I think is 0 but lighter than .25...So that got down. Nitrate is 5.0 and so is Nitrite.

 

[greymatron]

I thought so,, too...I didn't think she was right and was wondering what you guys thought about it as well...So with where I am...do I do 50% every day...10%? and then once everything is where its supposed to be do I do 10% once a week or 25% once a month?

 

[GuineaPigster]

Okay, tap pH is 6.6(figured I'd go with higher since I can't tell the difference), everything else is at 0.
Tank, pH is 7.6...but on 'high ph' its lighter than 7.4...so..yea..Guess that's good. Ammonia I think is 0 but lighter than .25...So that got down. Nitrate is 5.0 and so is Nitrite.

YOUR NITRITE IS 5????? Or .5?? I think you mean the latter, or your fish would be long gone.

 

[greymatron]

No, Nitrite is the brightest dang purple and it looks like it'd be higher than 5.0ppm, but it is definitely not as low as .50ppm...:\ So what shall I do? Add liquids(prime etc) to the tank, water changes only?

 

[greymatron]

Well to my eyes it looks bright as all heck...I guess I could retest everything and take a picture..

 

[GuineaPigster]

Well to my eyes it looks bright as all heck...I guess I could retest everything and take a picture..

It sounds like you're about 1/4 way through your cycle. Def, add Prime and do a 15% water cahnge if Nitrite EVER gets abover .50. I would even kick into emergency mode if it was .25.

 

[greymatron]

I guess that explains why the Dalmation Platy and Bubba J went...And this was at least a week ago...And I guess My other two Platys are superfish..Or they are slowy dieing..

 

[greymatron]

Okay, I will start doing that...Do I do 15% every day? Or what would you do?

 

[GuineaPigster]

Okay, here's what I'd do:
Go remove 15% (roughly) of tank water. Dump it out and fill it with tap. Then add the correct dose of Prime for that container. Wait a minute, add that water to the tank. Then add enough Prime to treat 30 gallons.
Test again in the morning.

 

[greymatron]

Thanks for the help. I'll keep doing 15% water changes after that until its where I want it.

 

[GuineaPigster]

Great, keep us posted.

 

[greymatron]

Nitrate is the same...Ammonia is good, PH is the same...Nitrate is what looks like .50 to me! I'm so excited...Either this or next weekend we'll get more fish..I'm so glad the water is getting better for my babies!
Also...I feed them frozen food...A lot of which is scattered on the floor...How do I clean that? Do I just keep vacuuming out, or is there a trick to making it less messy?

 

[ilikebirds]

just feed less. dont feed more than they can eat. leftover food will affect your water chemistry.

 

[greymatron]

K...I need to figure out how to divide up frozen food.

 

[GuineaPigster]

Nitrate is the same...Ammonia is good, PH is the same...Nitrate is what looks like .50 to me! I'm so excited...Either this or next weekend we'll get more fish..I'm so glad the water is getting better for my babies!
Also...I feed them frozen food...A lot of which is scattered on the floor...How do I clean that? Do I just keep vacuuming out, or is there a trick to making it less messy?

Nitrate is 50?? There's no . anything for Nitrate. Only ammonia and nitrite.

 

[greymatron]

I mispelled...Nitrate looks like its around .50, Nitrate is still 5...Ammonia is looking like 0...pH is where it is..but its not bad so its okay. I'm impressed by the change in less than 24 hours!

 

[greymatron]

Oh my god, I did it again...NITRITE.

 

[GuineaPigster]

Oh my god, I did it again...NITRITE.

Lol, it is confusing!
Params are looking much better. You did the water change last night, yeah??

 

[greymatron]

Yes! I did it again today just to see if it'll help...I'll check it tomorrow morning. I'm so glad things are looking up.