a little worried

hey Guys and Girls

so the worst thing happened my helper dropped a full bottle of algae tabs and food into my tank, i managed to get as much as i could out but it was like a carpet it was so much ive done almost close to a 60% water change trying to get as much soggy mess out as possible i just want to ask if my tank will be ok... already lost a pregnet diano (pardon the spelling) and a little worried about the other fish

 

use a gravel vac to get most out. and do water changes

 

i did but theres still some in there but most of it out and a 60% min water change cuz of the amount of water it took out

 

that really sucks. think if most is out it would be okay then

 

crossing fingers for no nitrate spikes or anything like that ive lost one fish cant lose more

 

Do small waterchanged every day for the next week or two. SHould be ok though.

 

Use a small net to net out what you can - one of those fine nets will pickup most split food if it is a slow movement.

Actually algae tabs are a much better spill than some high protean flakes ;-) keep you rnose to the tank - make sure you not heading for a fishy smelling tank then Bigger WC's would be required. The last thing I would suggest it turning this into a petri dish by adding loads of chemicals, if you have some microbelift in the cupboard that should be OK to add, other than that - ride the wave.

 

As an extra precaution you can also stop feeding for 2 or 3 days.

 

thanks guys really helped my crazy spell last night... tanks very cloudy this morning but looks like all the fish made it through the night... will do small water changes throughout the weekend and will keep you guys posted... thanks for the advise guys

 

I'm so glad it's going well Good luck!

 

Agree with all. You can add a bit of prime to keep the ammonia in check

 

goodluck, hope everything is fine

 

ok just an update...tank is looking good cleared up nicely and only lost 2 fish it a lose but happy it wasnt a huge amount... thanks guys for the help