I did about a 30% water change yesterday and now my general hardness is all of a sudden at about 180 ppm according to my test sticks. Not sure why this would be as I’ve never had any thing like this happen with the water I’ve been using
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PaleontologistLow529 on
I’m no expert but do you have surface agitation? Fish at the surface like that would suggest low oxygen in the water.
Neddlings55 on
Lack of oxygen.
Get an airstone/bubbler, or raise your filter out of the water.
Gingerfrostee on
Dumb question did you forget the dechlorinator?
Do you use public water or a well?
Any chance the water system was getting cleaned out with higher dosage of chlorine then normal?
Any chance they swapped from chlorine to chloramine?
But def add in an air stone something to get more surface agitation. There is a chance their gills got burned from something in the water.
Strict-Seesaw-8954 on
Unless keeping a sensitive species, testing for gh/KH aren’t necessary for average hobbyist.
Also, liquid reagents are considered more reliable.
There could be a source of contamination in the tank from water change, or something sprayed in the room.
Either way, an emergency 50% water change now, observe over the next 12 hrs and do another in the interim if required.
Drifter_of_Babylon on
If it is not oxygen deprivation from a lack of surface agitation, test for nitrites. When nitrites get high enough, they remove oxygen from the fish’s bloodstream and will asphyxiate them.
Dynamitella on
Why is the water not moving at all? This behavior is typical with acute oxygen deprivation (which will result in death soon). Turn a filter on right away and get that surface moving!
Ps, It may also be that your tap water is bad or you disturbed the substrate too much when adding water, causing a sudden spike in ammonia and/or nitrite. **Adding immediate water movement is paramount either way, then testing for nitrite/ammonia.**
TheRealGenkiGenki on
stagnant water, your fish are literally trying to breathe with their mouths….
Also test sticks are unreliable. Always use liquid kits. Fill your tank up please….
makzpj on
Lack of oxygen in your water. Common when your source water has been stagnant for some time. Grab a cup. Take some water from the tank. Drop back in the tank from like 8 inches altitude or something like that. Do that for like 5 minutes. That will oxygenate the water.
VanillaCreative3024 on
I wonder if you drop the water lower by 1cm it would increase the surface agitation?
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I’m no expert but do you have surface agitation? Fish at the surface like that would suggest low oxygen in the water.
Lack of oxygen.
Get an airstone/bubbler, or raise your filter out of the water.
Dumb question did you forget the dechlorinator?
Do you use public water or a well?
Any chance the water system was getting cleaned out with higher dosage of chlorine then normal?
Any chance they swapped from chlorine to chloramine?
But def add in an air stone something to get more surface agitation. There is a chance their gills got burned from something in the water.
Unless keeping a sensitive species, testing for gh/KH aren’t necessary for average hobbyist.
Also, liquid reagents are considered more reliable.
There could be a source of contamination in the tank from water change, or something sprayed in the room.
Either way, an emergency 50% water change now, observe over the next 12 hrs and do another in the interim if required.
If it is not oxygen deprivation from a lack of surface agitation, test for nitrites. When nitrites get high enough, they remove oxygen from the fish’s bloodstream and will asphyxiate them.
Why is the water not moving at all? This behavior is typical with acute oxygen deprivation (which will result in death soon). Turn a filter on right away and get that surface moving!
Ps, It may also be that your tap water is bad or you disturbed the substrate too much when adding water, causing a sudden spike in ammonia and/or nitrite. **Adding immediate water movement is paramount either way, then testing for nitrite/ammonia.**
stagnant water, your fish are literally trying to breathe with their mouths….
Also test sticks are unreliable. Always use liquid kits. Fill your tank up please….
Lack of oxygen in your water. Common when your source water has been stagnant for some time. Grab a cup. Take some water from the tank. Drop back in the tank from like 8 inches altitude or something like that. Do that for like 5 minutes. That will oxygenate the water.
I wonder if you drop the water lower by 1cm it would increase the surface agitation?