Re: Dead Fish   
     By: Roger Shays to mark lewis on Wed Jun 20 2012 05:43 pm   
      
    > All of the water  was changed and the rocks and tank were cleaned with   
    > cool water  then refilled tank ,  let sit 24 hours  with running through   
    > the new filters  and then brought the ph to 7.0   the only survivor so far   
    > is a little pleko   about 1 and a half inches long    
       
   I'd be interested to know what the water tempature was.   
      
      
   Most hobbyists use tap water to fill their aquarium. Unfortunately tap water   
   contains elements that can be harmful to fish. To remove these harmful elements   
   it is necessary to cycle your water using a biological filtration system.   
   Cycling your water means to have your water go though a biological process   
   called the Nitrogen Cycle. The Nitrogen Cycle establishes bacteria in your   
   water and filtration system that is beneficial to the overall health of your   
   fish.  This cycle can take anywhere from two weeks to two months to complete.   
   Once the cycle is complete, the harmful elements of your tap water will have   
   been removed by the bacteria established during the cycle, thus giving you good   
   water quality for keeping fish.   
   Source: http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/articles/92   
      
   When I had my saltwater tank they stress the most important thing is cycling   
   the tank the proper way. I'm sure freshwater is no different.    
      
   Hope this helps,   
   -+-   
   Jim    
   Sysop @ Realm of Insanity BBS   
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