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Halloween Spotlight Special | |
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Page 4 of 10 | Pages: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 | |
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CAROL (Trick): I try to practice what I preach. I believe in daily water changes, clean tanks, clean filters and clean water storage barrels. The inside of the 55 gallon plastic barrels get a tan coating over time. I don’t know if it’s bacteria, diatoms or something else, but I figured it needed to be scrubbed out. One of the first times I cleaned the inside of the barrels I used a bleach solution. After a quick rinse I refilled and aerated it for a few hours prior to water changes. It was 11:00 PM by the time I refilled the bedroom tanks and I was getting ready for bed. Glancing at the tanks prior to lights out I was horrified to see my discus fade to white with dark grayish splotches right before my eyes as they floated to the top gasping for air. Chlorine poisoning! Two tanks affected and no stored water. The kitchen 55 gallon is on a separate barrel and luckily I had been too tired to clean it that day. I immediately grabbed a net and mentally picked out the order in which I wanted to save my discus. Discus triage. You have to picture this middle aged, overweight, grandma in her nightgown; running from one end of the house to the other with a large green net - thirteen times. I saved them all. I learned you can keep 20 + discus in a 55 gallon for a couple of days (with lots of water changes). Filters will bounce back in a few weeks even if they are killed by chlorine and sometimes you can clean things just a little too well . . . . . STEVE (Trick): Well, my horror story begins with me coming down the stairs one morning to find one of my very first discus dried up and dead on the floor in front of my tank. My heart sank when I saw him, a beautiful red turq, and I thought "What the hell happened?" My brain kicked into "Discus Crime Scene Investigation" mode and I immediately counted the rest of my discus in the tank to make sure the rest were ok. I looked around, scouring the area for clues, and to my amazement, I had FORGOTTEN to close the glass lid the previous night after the last feeding. Boy, that wasn't a very nice trick or treat! more... |
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