I'd take a pH reading now. Bacteria won't grow under 5pH.
Do a 100% water change asap.
Do a 100% water change asap.
Killed a tank with CO2
I killed most of the fish in my tank last night with CO2. No worries, I did something stupid. However, I need to be clear that we are talking about a LOT of CO2, not just the regular "left it on in the dark" variety.
My question is with regards to the level of death I caused. I didn't take a PH reading of my tank after the incident, but I know that even with surface agitation and CO2 turned off...I haven't gotten the levels back down to the point I can add fish. (14 hours later)
Do I need to be concerned about the non-eukaryotes in my tank? In other words, have I nuked the bacteria and other minutia in my tank as well as the fish/snails/shrimp? Do I need to attempt to reintroduce them?
My question is with regards to the level of death I caused. I didn't take a PH reading of my tank after the incident, but I know that even with surface agitation and CO2 turned off...I haven't gotten the levels back down to the point I can add fish. (14 hours later)
Do I need to be concerned about the non-eukaryotes in my tank? In other words, have I nuked the bacteria and other minutia in my tank as well as the fish/snails/shrimp? Do I need to attempt to reintroduce them?
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Wont reproduce or will die?
I dropped an aerator in and got it back up in the 6.5
My question is do I need to re-cycle the tank before I reintroduce fish?
I dropped an aerator in and got it back up in the 6.5
My question is do I need to re-cycle the tank before I reintroduce fish?
Probably not. Test your nitrates/nitrite/ammonia if you want to be sure (should read low #, 0, 0 if it's cycled).
Worst possible scenario is you just kill them again and it's good for the industry. Have you learned the mistake you made?
Worst possible scenario is you just kill them again and it's good for the industry. Have you learned the mistake you made?
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