The Don
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- 20 Jun 2014
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Hi guys, having some issues with my tank and wanted some advice on what my next step should be..
I have a 240l low tech with 2 x T5s (one marine white the other Grow pink) which I have the timer on 15:30pm-23:00pm. I use lush ferts once a week, have quiet a large stock of plants and fish. Went on holiday a couple of months ago for two weeks and asked my parents to pop around to feed the fish while I was away. When I arrived home I found they hadn't followed instructions and had seriously over fed the tank and bad oil slick on the surface as well as unhappy sluggish bottom feeders. After allot of water changes, new filter wool added and a clean up of excess food and poo I have experienced problems. I've pretty much lost a fair few of my neons, Otis, panda city and a couple of pencil fish to what looked like a bacteria infection, growths on mouth and fins etc. After doing frequent water changes to tackle the ammonia spike I added an air line stone to help the bottom fellas that looked Sluggish (this was also on a timer during the night and not during the photo window) Now the oil slick on the surface and ammonia is under control BUT the plants have slowed to pretty much non existent and allot of browning on the tips. Help guys would be really appreciated
I have a 240l low tech with 2 x T5s (one marine white the other Grow pink) which I have the timer on 15:30pm-23:00pm. I use lush ferts once a week, have quiet a large stock of plants and fish. Went on holiday a couple of months ago for two weeks and asked my parents to pop around to feed the fish while I was away. When I arrived home I found they hadn't followed instructions and had seriously over fed the tank and bad oil slick on the surface as well as unhappy sluggish bottom feeders. After allot of water changes, new filter wool added and a clean up of excess food and poo I have experienced problems. I've pretty much lost a fair few of my neons, Otis, panda city and a couple of pencil fish to what looked like a bacteria infection, growths on mouth and fins etc. After doing frequent water changes to tackle the ammonia spike I added an air line stone to help the bottom fellas that looked Sluggish (this was also on a timer during the night and not during the photo window) Now the oil slick on the surface and ammonia is under control BUT the plants have slowed to pretty much non existent and allot of browning on the tips. Help guys would be really appreciated