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Hi Everyone,
I went this morning to look at my tank after cleaning the gravel/ water change yesterday, well I had 3 deaths being my 2 zipper loaches and my pictus catfish! I tested everything and the ph was 6.0 which I dont understand as I made a water change, the nitrite is at 5ppm maybe it happened as I had a lot of poop stirred up in the tank as I had not cleaned the tank since I had established it about 2+ months ago I think... I Immediately did a water change of an entire home depot water jug which I think is 5 gallons. I then tested the water again and the ph was at 6.8-7.2 but they keep swimming at the top of the tank! I have no idea what else to do as I am freaking out bc I have spent so much money and I am really not starting to see a benefit from this tank right now! mostly because of my g/f and family saying that I am spending too much money on the tank and I am already having some problems with money.
I'm sorry for the vent! thank you for listening and please help me as I will never again syphon the gravel of my planted/fish aquarium, I will only do water changes from now on. lol!
EDIT: I was able to solve this but now I am carefully planning on what fish to get for this tank...
I have a wide variety of plants and some fish already... just looking for other ideas (some fish with more color to them.)
I went this morning to look at my tank after cleaning the gravel/ water change yesterday, well I had 3 deaths being my 2 zipper loaches and my pictus catfish! I tested everything and the ph was 6.0 which I dont understand as I made a water change, the nitrite is at 5ppm maybe it happened as I had a lot of poop stirred up in the tank as I had not cleaned the tank since I had established it about 2+ months ago I think... I Immediately did a water change of an entire home depot water jug which I think is 5 gallons. I then tested the water again and the ph was at 6.8-7.2 but they keep swimming at the top of the tank! I have no idea what else to do as I am freaking out bc I have spent so much money and I am really not starting to see a benefit from this tank right now! mostly because of my g/f and family saying that I am spending too much money on the tank and I am already having some problems with money.
I'm sorry for the vent! thank you for listening and please help me as I will never again syphon the gravel of my planted/fish aquarium, I will only do water changes from now on. lol!
EDIT: I was able to solve this but now I am carefully planning on what fish to get for this tank...
I have a wide variety of plants and some fish already... just looking for other ideas (some fish with more color to them.)