Hi Everyone,
I have a 200L planted tank which is 7yrs old. Moved house last year and every time I did a water change it caused fish to die. They’d be swimming vertically gasping as though they couldn’t get air. pH was 6, hardness was 1, nitrites/nitrite/ammonia all 0. I used to put some bicarb of soda in and it would help a little but it would take a few days for the fish to return to normal.
I therefore stopped doing water changes whilst I tried to figure out the issue.
Last week the heater packed in so the tank had a cold water shock. LFS guy mentioned chloramine (and this forum). I decided to do a small water change yesterday and double dosed the prime. This am all bar 4 of my fish are dead. Nitrites/nitrates/ammonia all 0 and pH 6.
I’m at the point of selling up my tank currently. Any suggestions as to what could be going on? Have added the local water chemistry report the local water people sent me this am when I called them.
I have a 200L planted tank which is 7yrs old. Moved house last year and every time I did a water change it caused fish to die. They’d be swimming vertically gasping as though they couldn’t get air. pH was 6, hardness was 1, nitrites/nitrite/ammonia all 0. I used to put some bicarb of soda in and it would help a little but it would take a few days for the fish to return to normal.
I therefore stopped doing water changes whilst I tried to figure out the issue.
Last week the heater packed in so the tank had a cold water shock. LFS guy mentioned chloramine (and this forum). I decided to do a small water change yesterday and double dosed the prime. This am all bar 4 of my fish are dead. Nitrites/nitrates/ammonia all 0 and pH 6.
I’m at the point of selling up my tank currently. Any suggestions as to what could be going on? Have added the local water chemistry report the local water people sent me this am when I called them.