Subj : Dead Fish
To   : Roger Shays
From : Jim
Date : Wed Jun 20 2012 10:25 pm

  Re: Dead Fish
  By: Roger Shays to mark lewis on Wed Jun 20 2012 05:43 pm

 > All of the water  was changed and the rocks and tank were cleaned with
 > cool water  then refilled tank ,  let sit 24 hours  with running through
 > the new filters  and then brought the ph to 7.0   the only survivor so far
 > is a little pleko   about 1 and a half inches long 
 
I'd be interested to know what the water tempature was.


Most hobbyists use tap water to fill their aquarium. Unfortunately tap water
contains elements that can be harmful to fish. To remove these harmful elements
it is necessary to cycle your water using a biological filtration system.
Cycling your water means to have your water go though a biological process
called the Nitrogen Cycle. The Nitrogen Cycle establishes bacteria in your
water and filtration system that is beneficial to the overall health of your
fish.  This cycle can take anywhere from two weeks to two months to complete.
Once the cycle is complete, the harmful elements of your tap water will have
been removed by the bacteria established during the cycle, thus giving you good
water quality for keeping fish.
Source: http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/articles/92

When I had my saltwater tank they stress the most important thing is cycling
the tank the proper way. I'm sure freshwater is no different. 

Hope this helps,
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Jim 
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