Cycling

[ScottJ]

Need help! Fish are dying but inverts are fine

150g DP (first fish 9/5/22) 55g sump theiling roller mat for filter 3- AI Hydra 32's used a blend of white rock and "life" rock Sand bed is about 1-1/2 inches thick Neptune Apex (PH Temp ORP) Dr Tims One and Only had been added occasionally, especially after adding new fish Fish Status...

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Thanks!

 

[brandon429]

currently asking Jay to clarify his writing there, can't wait for updates.

 

[jda]

If you have algae that has appears since you started the tank, then you are most likely OK. Ammonia test kits are not great and can be full of error. If you have no nitrite, then you are also OK. Some, who do not understand the whole nitrogen cycle, might tell you that no nitrate is a bad sign and they don't know that much rock has anaerobic regions to turn no3 into nitrogen gas and thus complete the whole nitrogen cycle.

You are good. You still have to go slow and be smart - always remember that any tank has bacteria populations that are to the current equilibrium and while they can very quickly reproduce, fish gills can burn faster if you go overboard with stocking and feeding.

Unless you are going to keep a coral/invert QT for your whole life, then fallowing these inverts does no good. You will need new inverts eventually and they do not live long - like a few years. Coral/invert QT is a good idea, but nearly nobody does it and those that do rarely do it right. I recommend that you check it out and see if one is for you. You will need a fish QT tank too. If this is not going to happen in your instance, then having real live rock to supply critters to eat disease tomonts when they fall off of the fish is a good start - this is a huge step in disease management.