What's in the box? It's polys!

[twentyleagues]

Your test shows one type of ammonia like kno4te said, Prime binds ammonia all kinds and nitrite ...meaning that yes it "sticks" to it making it "safe" for fish and "pulling it" out of suspension in the water, so it shows up on tests where normally it wouldn't. That's part of how Prime works to help make the water safe for the fish. I am not a chemist so I don't know all the fancy terms or all the road maps of how it happens either. But it is supposed to trap the ammonia and nitrite to make it harmless for fish but it still keeps it available to your bb. Not exactly sure as to why that makes it show on tests more readily or in a greater abundance then is actually in the water, it may not even be more then is there it may just screw with one of the chemicals in the test. The Prime tech line didn't give me any real scientific reasoning. That makes me think its the reason people say don't use prime with "xxxx" product it doesn't work while they are actually working just fine together but tests are thrown off by it.

 

[clm08k]

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust lol

One of them is all ready gone. Hahha

 

[clm08k]

So many new ways to plank.....

 

[kno4te]

Looking good clm08k .

 

[jaws7777]

Moke look great

 

[magpie]

Oh man that Del is so skinny! Did you get her to tong feed yet?

Happy that everyone has more breathing room now. Keep us updated!

 

[twentyleagues]

Moke looks clear in the last pic, is it?

 

[clm08k]

Looking good clm08k .

Thanks kno4te. Couldn't have done it without your help! Thanks for the advice and guidelines. Really appreciate you helping save my fish!

Moke look great

Thank you! She's ridiculous. Hahaha. I put the safestart in, and did a light feeding today. Hopefully everything stays stable. Thank you for always coming to the rescue!

Moke looks clear in the last pic, is it?

Thanks! She definitely is looking healthy again. She still has a white speck on the one eye, the other eye looks clear though.

Oh man that Del is so skinny! Did you get her to tong feed yet?

Happy that everyone has more breathing room now. Keep us updated!

haven't gotten any tongs yet. She's eating off the bottom. Still having trouble making pieces small enough so that she doesn't have to stretch her jaw out substantially. It is painful for me to watch her eat tilapia. These pieces are like half the size of a pencil eraser. I would grow her out in the 10 gal, but I don't want to put her back in there! Need to get some tongs.

 

[clm08k]

The look of pure happiness. Someone is having so much fun swimming around and playing in the plants.

Need to figure out smaller pieces so she doesn't hurt her jaw. Her head is the size of a pencil eraser.


This porker hahaha. Gold is coming in real nice on the tail. Can't tell from the pic though.

Full tank shot.

 

[jaws7777]

Thanks kno4te. Couldn't have done it without your help! Thanks for the advice and guidelines. Really appreciate you helping save my fish!

Thank you! She's ridiculous. Hahaha. I put the safestart in, and did a light feeding today. Hopefully everything stays stable. Thank you for always coming to the rescue!

Thanks! She definitely is looking healthy again. She still has a white speck on the one eye, the other eye looks clear though.

haven't gotten any tongs yet. She's eating off the bottom. Still having trouble making pieces small enough so that she doesn't have to stretch her jaw out substantially. It is painful for me to watch her eat tilapia. These pieces are like half the size of a pencil eraser. I would grow her out in the 10 gal, but I don't want to put her back in there! Need to get some tongs.

This is what mfk is all about - sharing what we learn from other members. When i got back into the hobby i went through all the same stuff your going through. I still feel i have sooo much more to learn and one day you'll be helping someone else.

Imo the members that are open about their issues/failures are the ones that truly give a crap. I always post about my mistakes or stupid questions because someone may stumble on the thread and find it helpful no room for ego's in my book lol