My tank!

[originalhandy]

German Blue Rams.

I boiled for 4 or 5hrs. The tae water isnt bad per se, its just not crystal clear like it was. Im torn lol

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[SunnyHouTX]

This tank has about 1L of Purigen in the sump. Do it man.

[originalhandy]

As soon as I am "done" with the tank a new fish or plant pops into my head then you put the sump idea in there too ... you're killin me!

I originally got a tank to just throw some fish in, my friend said it would turn into an addiction, I think he was right.

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[SunnyHouTX]

Houston fosters the aquatic addiction quite well.

[originalhandy]

German Blue Ram laid some eggs, couldn't have picked a worse place to lay em and where gone by morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfqMLZb_LU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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[troy tucker]

They do that In a community tank. They will eat them rather then let other fish eat them. The Angels will do the same thing.

[troy tucker]

If they Spawned ones they will do it again.

[originalhandy]

I put Purigen in the filter and the water hasn't shown any discoloration. Its been in since Saturday. Not as clear as your tank but im very happy with it.

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[SunnyHouTX]

That's awesome man.

[AHP]

Purigen is the king!
So what are your plans next? More plants? Fish?

[originalhandy]

Im going to upgrade the light and add more plants and hiding places. On a budget but a friend of mine is sending me some fittings (if he can find them) so I can get a t5 bulb he recommended.

Fish wise all id like right now is another Pleco maybe, something different. I have 3 albino right now. Few guys on here have nice ones I like as do the LFS that posts here.

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[originalhandy]

Since I put purigen in it week or so again. I like it. I did have a spike in nitrite and amonia. Amonia was .5. Nitrite was minimal, there has been no other changes in the tank except the Purigen and a neon tetra is missing, presumed eaten. I did a water change, any ideas on what might cause it ?

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[SunnyHouTX]

Your tank might be going through a mini cycle. Could also be the ghost of the dead neon tetra.

[originalhandy]

I was thinking the dead fish was it, I did a water change anyways so I will check again tonight. Its the first time ive had ammonia in months too. What causes a mini cycle usually ?

[SunnyHouTX]

Any number of reasons really. It usually means that the established amount of nitrifying bacteria is lagging in handling the added ammonia source. But it normalizes in a couple of days or so. If the fish aren't showing any signs of stress, I'd just let them be and observe. You could also add a dose of water conditioner like Prime or Safe to lower the ammonia and nitrite levels a bit.