Helppppppp!!!!!

[stephenm894]

I just recently maybe an hour ago added some stability and prime to my tank because my water was a little cloudy it wasn’t 20 minutes later that my fish were laying on the floor and discolored I’m mixing water now to do a water change but could someone tell me what might be the problem.

 

[stephenm894]

PLEASE HELP ME

 

[StellarLoving]

Do you have a skimmer. Do you have surface movement. Cloudy water indicates a bacteria bloom of sorts, when that happens in our tanks the bacteria uses up a large amount of O2 in the water.

 

[stephenm894]

Also I just tested my nitrates and it seems to be at 40-50 ppm

 

[stephenm894]

Do you have a skimmer. Do you have surface movement. Cloudy water indicates a bacteria bloom of sorts, when that happens in our tanks the bacteria uses up a large amount of O2 in the water.

I do not have a skimmer This all happened in a matter of 20 minutes but my water has been cloudy since yesterday all of a sudden I’m getting some green algae

 

[StellarLoving]

I do not have a skimmer This all happened in a matter of 20 minutes but my water has been cloudy since yesterday all of a sudden I’m getting some green algae

Definitely sounds like a bloom, especially if the water was cloudy since yesterday that means the bacteria was using up large amounts of O2 since yesterday. I don't suspect nitrates were the cause. A healthy water change should help re oxygenate the water.

Also prime was a smart move, if there was any ammonia it should make it non toxic for the fish.

 

[stephenm894]

Definitely sounds like a bloom, especially if the water was cloudy since yesterday that means the bacteria was using up large amounts of O2 since yesterday. I don't suspect nitrates were the cause. A healthy water change should help re oxygenate the water.

Also prime was a smart move, if there was any ammonia it should make it non toxic for the fish.

My fish weren’t laying on the bottom and discolored until I used ability and prime

 

[stephenm894]

My fish weren’t laying on the bottom and discolored until I used ability and prime

Also I did use the proper amount I read the directions

 

[stephenm894]

Also I did use the proper amount I read the directions

I think it may be a tocsin in the water from when we were cleaning this all happened within 20 minutes and it started an hour ago I didn’t stick my hand in the tank until an hour after we were done cleaning so I hope I didn’t poison in the water with something

 

[stephenm894]

Definitely sounds like a bloom, especially if the water was cloudy since yesterday that means the bacteria was using up large amounts of O2 since yesterday. I don't suspect nitrates were the cause. A healthy water change should help re oxygenate the water.

Also prime was a smart move, if there was any ammonia it should make it non toxic for the fish.

I just had my first fish die

 

[littlebeard]

Are the fish breathing rapidly? How much did you dose of prime?

 

[stephenm894]

Definitely sounds like a bloom, especially if the water was cloudy since yesterday that means the bacteria was using up large amounts of O2 since yesterday. I don't suspect nitrates were the cause. A healthy water change should help re oxygenate the water.

Also prime was a smart move, if there was any ammonia it should make it non toxic for the fish.

Just making sure but I assume these are all copepods

 

[stephenm894]

Just making sure but I assume these are all copepods

They have been in there for a while

 

[stephenm894]

Are the fish breathing rapidly? How much did you dose of prime?

Yes they are breathing rapidly and I used between half and 3/4 of a cup full for 24 gallons

 

[littlebeard]

for 24 gallons max dosage should be 12 ml or 0.050721 cups.

https://seachem.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000125454-Info-Seachem-Prime-dosing-instructions

My guess is that there is not enough oxygen in the water. Bacterial blooms and prime are both known to reduce the amount of oxygen in the water.

I would probably pull them out of the water into new fresh saltwater containers.

 

[stephenm894]

for 24 gallons max dosage should be 12 ml or 0.050721 cups.

https://seachem.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000125454-Info-Seachem-Prime-dosing-instructions

My guess is that there is not enough oxygen in the water. Bacterial blooms and prime are both known to reduce the amount of oxygen in the water.

I would probably pull them out of the water into new fresh saltwater containers.

My salt water is not done mixing yet

 

[Spiderwoman]

How much circulation do you have? What's your ammonia and nitrites? Have you sprayed any aerosols near the tank?

 

[Karen00]

Yes they are breathing rapidly and I used between half and 3/4 of a cup full for 24 gallons

Do you mean Prime Concentrated Conditioner? Where do you see that dosage? I see one capful per 50g for normal use. At the higher end it would be 5 capfuls. Maybe I'm misreading it.

 

[stephenm894]

Do you mean Prime Concentrated Conditioner? Where do you see that dosage? I see one capful per 50g for normal use. At the higher end it would be 5 capfuls. Maybe I'm misreading it.

No I mean I used between half and 3/4 of a cap full for my 24 gallon

 

[stephenm894]

No I mean I used between half and 3/4 of a cap full for my 24 gallon

I filled the Cap maybe 60% I’m sure it wasn’t exactly half