pink water i am new

meazy · 04/19/2011, 08:45 AM

pink water help my son put a hole jar or flake food in my 125gal now my water is pink and i can bearly see the fish i did like a 30% water change and will keep doing it every day now my question is i have a 55 galon set up in my room its been qbout 3 weeks now its cycled and i have 4 fish in their if i take my 125gal down and put all my fish in the 55gal and do a complet water change in the 125 and cycle in again ? is that wise or is that my only option ? i would like some input. thank you you guys are great.. keep up the good work!!! it cause of people like you that make it possible for people like me to learn some good reliable info thank you

jeff@zina.com · 04/19/2011, 08:48 AM

30% per day should clear it up. Check your ammonia/nitrate levels to see if you need more drastic actions. Cut your son's thumbs off...

Jeff

masonicman · 04/19/2011, 10:06 AM

Running carbon would not hurt either.

evsalty · 04/19/2011, 10:10 AM

Being flake you should be able to catch a lot of it with a net but that would take quite a bit of time. I would look into using a canister filter with floss in it or some other form of mechanical filtering for a few days to collect and trap the food. Be sure to clean it frequently though.

manvsfish · 04/19/2011, 10:18 AM

Filter sock if you have sump!

roli112 · 04/19/2011, 02:45 PM

You said your 55g. is 3 weeks old? Transferring all your fish here would put too much of a load on a 3 week old tank, normally it is recommended to only add one fish at a time to allow your tank to adapt to the load, so this would not be an option

04/19/2011, 08:45 AM	#1
meazy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 3	pink water i am new pink water help my son put a hole jar or flake food in my 125gal now my water is pink and i can bearly see the fish i did like a 30% water change and will keep doing it every day now my question is i have a 55 galon set up in my room its been qbout 3 weeks now its cycled and i have 4 fish in their if i take my 125gal down and put all my fish in the 55gal and do a complet water change in the 125 and cycle in again ? is that wise or is that my only option ? i would like some input. thank you you guys are great.. keep up the good work!!! it cause of people like you that make it possible for people like me to learn some good reliable info thank you

04/19/2011, 10:06 AM	#3
masonicman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,313	Running carbon would not hurt either. __________________ It is better to ask for forgiveness then to ask for permission.......... Current Tank Info: 75 gal mixed reef, 216w LED, Remora Pro skimmer, HOB fuge, 400w htr, ATO RO/DI, 90lbs LR and 1" SB.

04/19/2011, 10:18 AM	#5
manvsfish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Quadersbach, Germany Posts: 147	Filter sock if you have sump! __________________ 55gl/15gl sump w/coralife skimmer FOWLR

04/19/2011, 02:45 PM	#6
roli112 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 298	You said your 55g. is 3 weeks old? Transferring all your fish here would put too much of a load on a 3 week old tank, normally it is recommended to only add one fish at a time to allow your tank to adapt to the load, so this would not be an option __________________ 180 gallon mixed reef Current Tank Info: 180g. mix reef

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04/19/2011, 08:48 AM	#2
jeff@zina.com Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 3,345	30% per day should clear it up. Check your ammonia/nitrate levels to see if you need more drastic actions. Cut your son's thumbs off... Jeff

04/19/2011, 10:10 AM	#4
evsalty hmmmmmm Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NW Mesa, AZ Posts: 3,531	Being flake you should be able to catch a lot of it with a net but that would take quite a bit of time. I would look into using a canister filter with floss in it or some other form of mechanical filtering for a few days to collect and trap the food. Be sure to clean it frequently though.