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Aquarium Set Up - Week 4
21 August 2005
Sunday
Day 21
Several fish don't look well:. 1 black Neon, 1 Albino Cory and a few Neon Tetra (who have lost their glow)

1 Black Neon and.
2 Neons have died

 
22 August 2005
Monday
4 more Neons down!
2 Black Neons missing!
1 Albino Cory down!
Removed several snails.

This is not a good day!

 
23 August 2005
Tuesday
Lost another 2 Neons and a Molly

Head count:

  • 4 Mollies + 1 baby
  • 5 Harlequins
  • 2 Neon Tetra
  • 1 Red Tailed Black Shark
  • 3 Zebra Danios
  • 9 Serpea Tetra
  • 1 Black Neon Tetra
  • 1 Albino Corys
 
24 August 2005
Wednesday

Water Test Results

  • pH 8.0 - Up, worse! - Need to work on this. Perhaps this is the cause or my Tetra problems!
  • KH 10-15 - Down slightly
  • GH >6 - Unchanged
  • NO2 (Nitrite) 0-1 - Up slightly
  • NO3 (Nitrate) 25 - Unchanged
No new deaths!
 
25 August 2005
Thursday
No new deaths but have not seen the baby for a couple of days.
 
26 August 2005
Friday
Will skip plant food and  Stress Zyme this week. Saw the baby Molly. Lost the last Black Neon and a Neon.

Head count:

  • 4 Mollies + 1 baby
  • 5 Harlequins
  • 1 Neon Tetra
  • 1 Red Tailed Black Shark
  • 3 Zebra Danios
  • 9 Serpea Tetra
  • 0 Black Neon Tetra
  • 1 Albino Corys
 
27 August 2005
Saturday
Day 27
Replaced the white filter pad also the Carbon and Nitrate filter sponges.

Changed about 25 litres of water (10%) using 10ml of AquaSafe.

Water Test Results

  • pH 7.6-8.0 - Down slightly
  • KH 15 - Up slightly
  • GH >6 - Unchanged
  • NO2 (Nitrite) 0 - Down slightly
  • NO3 (Nitrate) 10-25 - Down slightly
 
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