CB, Raven and Lucille
Thursday Night Check in (Day 15 reduced salt - 31 total)(PraziPro treatment ended yesterday)
Tuesday: - pH: 7.4; Ammonia: .25ppm; Nitrite: just over 0ppm; Nitrate: 10ppm - PWC (5tsp salt, .5ml Prime)
Wednesday: - pH: 7.4; Ammonia: .25ppm; Nitrite: .25ppm; Nitrate: just over 10ppm - PWC (5tsp salt, .5ml Prime)
Thursday (Today): - pH: 7.4; Ammonia: just under .25ppm; Nitrite: .25ppm; Nitrate: just under 20ppm
I’ll be doing a PWC first thing in the morning, then readings later at night.
The “glitter” is shiny iridescent pearl color - the same as most of Lucille’s body. She does have some pale Cheetos-colored areas starting to show on her body and gills, and spreading out from the deep orange spot on her head. The red on her tail seems to be taming down to an orange, also. It’s all in the normal color range for a goldfish. Any “flashing” that I’ve seen seems to be in the process of playing in the filter current - not so much flashing as the fact that the current pushes them towards the plastic bridge and they glance off of it sometimes.
I’m thinking, just for peace of mind, of going ahead with the Acriflavin treatment. It would put the kibosh on any remaining fungus, and from what I’m reading online, it would also take care of any velvet if it’s present. The PraziPro treatment is done and I’m in the process of removing it through PWCs and carbon filtering.
I use the API Freshwater Master Test Kit. Yes, the in-between #s are estimates based on color gradient. I’m think there must be chloramines, also. Maybe someday I’ll get a response from the water department. My bill comes from the Township, but the water comes from Detroit and, rather than talk to some secretary, I sent an email to the water processing department. Hopefully, now that the holidays are over, I will get a reply, but where else would ammonia come from 24 hours after getting a zero?
Will any dechlor really be alright once the tank get cycled? I thought Ray had said I would need to stick with the Prime if the tap water has chloramines.
DebR and the Three Goldfish (CB, Lucille, and Raven)
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