something is wrong

[jlspitler]

water temp is 85
no3 is 0
no2 is .5 to 1.0
ammonia is 1.0 ppm
tank is still cycling with teh gold fish in it should i take them out and do a 50% wc. thanks for any info.

[pcsb23]

Yes I would do a w/c. Also I would cycle the tank using pure ammonia then no fish need suffer. If you keep the fish in there add salt at 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons to mitigate the nitrite.

[jlspitler]

you talkinga bout table salt or teh aqurim salt you get from petsmart

[Elite Aquaria]

Not Table Salt!!!

You can use the Aquarium salt sold at Pet Smart...I use Solar salt sold at Publix or Home Depot...The Rock salt sold in blue or white bags...

Dan

[jlspitler]

i have teh stuff in the blue bags. i have about 500 pounds of it. how much do i use. thanks

[jlspitler]

ok the stuff i have is calledmortons water softner salt. is that the same stuff

[Ed13]

ok the stuff i have is calledmortons water softner salt. is that the same stuff
Does it say 100% Sodium chloride? I beleive this is what Dan was reffering to, but wait for confirmation.

Anyways, I may be the most conservative(read paranoid:crazy:) on the board when it comes to discus, but I would just return the goldfish(:p) bleach everything and start again the cycle with the fishless method or just do 90%-100% until the filter can keep up with the nutrients. I'm not telling you this is what YOU should do, actually, do the large water changes anyway, of course with heated aged water!
I don't think it's worth the risk cycling with fish and certainly not goldfish!
Sorry, it's just me!

[jlspitler]

it says 99.5%. and i think i am gonna take the gold fish to work and put them in our office tank. and do a large wc and go from there. i need put a pre-filter on the overflow going into teh sump. but thanks for teh heads up. this is teh most informative board. every other forums tanks forever to answer your questions

[pcsb23]

ANY salt will do provided there is no anti caking agent in it. I use cheap cooking salt.