disckaroo
03-01-2019, 03:13 PM
ok so i have a 50 gal food grade barrel. looks like it had glycerin in it. washed it out with dawn dish soap(yes i know) and rinsed the living piss out of it.
i used straight tap water and added the appropriate amount of de-chlorinator / chloramine remover, set it to temp and bubbled it 24 hours. i did a 60% water change (which is never that big on that tank) on the discus tank. also topped off the 30 gal breeder(only has 1 ram in it) and the other tanks, including my little fry box with discus wrigglers.
this morning i came in and all the tanks are cloudy and smell like bleach. all the babies dead, the ram struggle for air like its ammonia spike..... and the discus tank.... is clear and the pair laid eggs lat night and are gaurding them like normal. maybe this tank was more cycled than the others? im at a loss because ammonia, nitrite and pH are all the same. im afraid to do a water change even though i know i have to.
the container of aging water doesnt smell like bleach however, it smells like sweet earthy aged water... can someone shed some light on this for me?
ps im using API tap water conditioner
i used straight tap water and added the appropriate amount of de-chlorinator / chloramine remover, set it to temp and bubbled it 24 hours. i did a 60% water change (which is never that big on that tank) on the discus tank. also topped off the 30 gal breeder(only has 1 ram in it) and the other tanks, including my little fry box with discus wrigglers.
this morning i came in and all the tanks are cloudy and smell like bleach. all the babies dead, the ram struggle for air like its ammonia spike..... and the discus tank.... is clear and the pair laid eggs lat night and are gaurding them like normal. maybe this tank was more cycled than the others? im at a loss because ammonia, nitrite and pH are all the same. im afraid to do a water change even though i know i have to.
the container of aging water doesnt smell like bleach however, it smells like sweet earthy aged water... can someone shed some light on this for me?
ps im using API tap water conditioner