**********HELP NEW GSP'S(3) HALF HAPPY HELP********

[SammyDee]

thanks alot guys i am doing it today and will begin cycling my new tank the right way. one last question my water was prestine i mean crystal clear B4 and now its not cloudy but if u look real close the water has like granules floating and now stuck to the glass it looks white. is this bad or god bacteria?

[LilGreenPuffer]

Bacteria is too small to see. It's probably just a little dirt kicked up from the substrate or something.

[SammyDee]

thanks again i tried to get some used media but no luck i did find bio-spira though can i use this while the GSP's are in there?

[SammyDee]

also since i have raised the salinity to 1.004 can i still use ths product. or if i take my filter from my 40g freshwater would it kill the bacteria. or take the water back to .000 and wil this sock tese guys then?

[SammyDee]

one good thing though is the fat pufer isnt pacing all the time now with a lil salt

[SammyDee]

its white specks all over the glass is it an algae bloom

[SammyDee]

i put that algae gone in there WTH any way is it bad cuz of the levels in my tank.what can i do?

[Pufferpunk]

Please stop using that product or any others, other than Prime to condition the water, unless otherwise advised by us. Those specks could be from overfeeding the tank. What are your exact water parameters now?

[SammyDee]

water parimeters are as follows 9-10-09
temp
ph
nitrate
nitrite
ammonia
hardness
alkalinity

ps my tap water comes out at 7.6 ph
i am feed th three juvenile gsp's 1/2 a teaspoon of FD bloodworms in the morning then in the evening a few brine shrimp like a 1/4 teas. and maybe 3 snails or sometimes 1-2 every othe day. plus it is a 20 g i have a 55 ga coming tomarrow. but will be gone al weekend so i just want the to survive the 3days im gone too. hx again for your replie this is a huge help to me.

[SammyDee]

oops forgot the numbers
water parimeters are as follows 9-10-09
temp 77
ph 7.8-8-4
nitrate 20-40
nitrite 10
ammonia 0
hardness 300
alkalinity 80-120

[Pufferpunk]

Am I missing something? I don't see any numbers.

[SammyDee]

why "prime" i have tons of "aquasafe -water conditioner" i am in the Usa

[Pufferpunk]

Most of us prefer Prime to anything else but use up what you have 1st.

[Pufferpunk]

That's quite a huge swing in pH. Which is it exactly.? Same with some of your other parameters. Nitrite at 20 is ok but 40 is very high. Should really be below 20. Are you abcolutely sure nitrite is 10? Even at 1 it is extremly toxic, 10 is quite deadly! Don't concern yourself with hardness or alk, unless you're running a reef tank.

[SammyDee]

i am using the crappy ""jungle test strips"" i will take some tank water to the LFS and have them test it but these are the results of test strips. wat should i do i am going out of town for 3 days someone will be feeding them. should i take 50% water out and add no aquarium or marine salt. mind you i raised the salinity from 1.000 to 1.004. take water out and condition some new freshwater to put in with or without salt please be specifis i dont want these little buggers to be dead when i come back. also what are some cleaner foods to feed em i have brine shrimp snails frozen shrimp(baby ones) some clams from a can (they dont like yet) sundried shrimp (eat them but they kinda dont like but ill try sticking into gravel) and of course blood worms. yes i do spoil them what kinda diet do u suggest and how often ?