North Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I have a tank set up 90 gallon, NH3's = 0 the best of my testing supplies NO2's - 0 again testing supplies NO3's = virtually nil, this one is weird and I will ask later. One of my very small Taiwan reef's stopped eating, hid in the back, and almost looks like it is "deforming” either bloat? Or just skinny in the wrong places. I don’t know. I have since netted him, and removed him from the tank, but I do not know what to do. I do not have the recourses for a quarantine tank, and quite worried about keeping him with the rest. I don’t know how... correct, it is to try and return him to gold’s, (I think he would take the fish back, but it isn't nice) and I just don’t want to just kill it. He is in a beta bowl right now to keep him out of the tank; I don’t think he has much chance in the bowl, lest I decide to put him back in the tank. On a side note, the weirdest thing has been happening. For nearly 2 weeks, I can not get a trace of No3 in the aquarium. All 3 testing kits are reading nilch (as if I were testing tap water) is it possible, that with nearly 30 small fish in an aquarium this can happen? Up till 2 weeks ago, I was doing water changes once a week 10% keeping it at < 10 ppm. And now nothing for over 2 weeks. (Obsessive compulsive testing I assure you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBrain Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 out of curiosity. How old are the test kits?? do you have different brands that you are testing with?? have you tried to take some of the water to your local LFS and have them test it? There is a possibility that your kits have gone bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 DO you have lots of plants in the tank? That could reduce your Nitrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 the test kits are less than 3 months old, 2 different brands. and not a plant to be had, anywhere. well one plastic one, and I think they will eat that some time. if nitrates were a problem, maybe think about a refugium. but. non sho who cares. maybe tomorow I will take water to the lfs. but they piss me off, won;t test in fromt, want a reason to test, ask about dead fish, and want to to be returning something. it does not help when I refuse to buy from the lfs I travel cross town, for all my suplies. petland is useless at tits on a bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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