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Miranda Pa
We had 5 Mollies and now we have 2. The nitrite levels were beyond the highest level! The three died and we removed the remaining two, and one was dying. It survived and we cleaned the tank but now, maybe 5 days later, it says the nitrite (NO2) is at stress, again! Why is it doing this? We have only two Mollies in there, some fake plants, rocks, and a Spongebob figurine. It's a bottom filter tank, and we've never had this problem since last week.
Answer
I'm sorry you are losing mollies. Were they in a 10-gallon aquarium? Five good sized mollies in a new 20-gallon aquarium would be stretching it.
Kudos to you for testing for nitrates. What are the readings for ammonia & nitrites?
A lot of aquarists think that the nitrogen cycle eliminates toxins. In time it does break down the very toxic ammonia into the toxic nitrites and then a few weeks later the nitrites into the only toxic in numbers nitrates. Those still must be removed.
If you wish to save the last mollies, prepare some more water (in gallon water jugs, a 5-gallon, plastic, not chemical smelling 5-gallon bucket or another soap-less food quality container to do a 30% partial water change. Treat the water with an appropriate water conditioner & leave it open at least over night to shed noxious gases (carbon dioxide, free nitrogen & chlorine) & absorb a little free oxygen into the oxygen poor tap water. Leave the water near a furnace or warm spot in the house so it is as warm as the aquarium - then the fish will not shock. If may be that a small submersible heater could be placed in the bucket.
Use a gravel vacuum to siphon out some of the dirt & fecal material in the gravel. Then gradually pour the 30% new water into a soap-less jar so the gravel isn't all swirled up. Or use an extra piece of airline to siphon the new water into the aquarium. If tests are still not good do a 40% partial water changes in a day or two. Then a couple of days later to a 50% partial water change. Most of us miss once in a while, but try for at least one 50% partial water change a week. That could eliminate over 90% of the possible diseases your fish could get.
Be careful not to feed more than the largely vegetarian mollies can clean up in 2-3 minutes. Maybe feed them that way later in the day. If they are over fed, siphon out the food before it rots, releases ammonia & sucks oxygen out of the water.
It will probably take 6 to 8 weeks for your nitrogen cycle to mature and for ammonia test results of 0 PPM (parts per million for someone looking on), 0 PPM nitrites & under 20 PPM nitrates. (Please see the sources below.) In the meantime continue to carefully maintain the tank.
When those ideal tests are reached, it would be ok to add a couple more new fish. Ah! And that will upset the equilibrium established by the nitrogen cycle and the process will begin again, but shouldn't be as traumatic as the first time around.
Adding new fish will always upset the nitrogen cycle. Never as a mass (weight) of new fish greater than the mass of fish in the aquarium.
Hope your aquarium becomes more healthy and eventually your fish thrive!
I'm sorry you are losing mollies. Were they in a 10-gallon aquarium? Five good sized mollies in a new 20-gallon aquarium would be stretching it.
Kudos to you for testing for nitrates. What are the readings for ammonia & nitrites?
A lot of aquarists think that the nitrogen cycle eliminates toxins. In time it does break down the very toxic ammonia into the toxic nitrites and then a few weeks later the nitrites into the only toxic in numbers nitrates. Those still must be removed.
If you wish to save the last mollies, prepare some more water (in gallon water jugs, a 5-gallon, plastic, not chemical smelling 5-gallon bucket or another soap-less food quality container to do a 30% partial water change. Treat the water with an appropriate water conditioner & leave it open at least over night to shed noxious gases (carbon dioxide, free nitrogen & chlorine) & absorb a little free oxygen into the oxygen poor tap water. Leave the water near a furnace or warm spot in the house so it is as warm as the aquarium - then the fish will not shock. If may be that a small submersible heater could be placed in the bucket.
Use a gravel vacuum to siphon out some of the dirt & fecal material in the gravel. Then gradually pour the 30% new water into a soap-less jar so the gravel isn't all swirled up. Or use an extra piece of airline to siphon the new water into the aquarium. If tests are still not good do a 40% partial water changes in a day or two. Then a couple of days later to a 50% partial water change. Most of us miss once in a while, but try for at least one 50% partial water change a week. That could eliminate over 90% of the possible diseases your fish could get.
Be careful not to feed more than the largely vegetarian mollies can clean up in 2-3 minutes. Maybe feed them that way later in the day. If they are over fed, siphon out the food before it rots, releases ammonia & sucks oxygen out of the water.
It will probably take 6 to 8 weeks for your nitrogen cycle to mature and for ammonia test results of 0 PPM (parts per million for someone looking on), 0 PPM nitrites & under 20 PPM nitrates. (Please see the sources below.) In the meantime continue to carefully maintain the tank.
When those ideal tests are reached, it would be ok to add a couple more new fish. Ah! And that will upset the equilibrium established by the nitrogen cycle and the process will begin again, but shouldn't be as traumatic as the first time around.
Adding new fish will always upset the nitrogen cycle. Never as a mass (weight) of new fish greater than the mass of fish in the aquarium.
Hope your aquarium becomes more healthy and eventually your fish thrive!
Can I bleach my hair a third time?
Katy
On Thursday I bleached my brown hair with Nice and Easy Born Blonde Maxi for about 70 or 75 minutes. It turned spongebob yellow with orange tips because my tips were black from a previous coloring. On Friday I tried Manic Panic Virgin Snow to make it lighter but it didn't work so I bleached it again with L'Oreal Feria Absolute Platinum for 30 or 35 minutes. It turned into a very yellow, bright, and fake looking color so on Saturday I used generic purple shampoo that is similar to shimmer lights and I left it on for 25 or so minutes. I used it again for about 20 minutes this Sunday morning. It's still not where I want it. I want my hair to be white or almost white but my hair looks like sun bleached spongebob now. My bottom layer of hair, close to my scalp, is maybe close to the palest blonde on this picture (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=lig⦠and my top layer is maybe close to the light golden blonde (even more yellow and orange looking in the sun) so my hair still looks yellow and looks fake. Can I bleach it again for maybe 10 minutes and just on the orangeish parts? I want to make my hair as white as I can.
Answer
I do not recommend it. You've got more chemicals on your hair than I have in a year!
Overlapping dye onto previously colored hair is what creates dullness and dryness. If you color your hair @ home or salon, let your roots grow out as long as you can stand, so the line of demarcation is easier to spot. Only run color through the lengths for five minutes to refresh the ends. To extend the time between touch-ups, use a gloss and deep -conditioning treatments. They will help smooth cuticles roughed up by daily wear & tear, and the hair will look shinier. ~ Harry Josh, hairstylist of the celebrities.
Celebrity wears two-tone hair dye all the time, trying to grow out their dye.
Style meets chemistry meets biology: We're talking hair coloring.
Playing with chemicals is not like playing with clothes, or doing a manicure, there are penalties for playing chemicals in the lab. Even hair color experts at the salon are not rocket scientists, they do a bang up dye jobs to their clients or their own hair.
Chemicals can enter the body through the skin.
> > > Hair dye chemicals linked to cancer
London, Feb 20, 2013 I've been saying that since 2009.
Hair dyes, which include home hair colouring kits and those used at pricey salons, are linked to deadly cancer-causing chemicals, warn scientists. In 2009 the Mail revealed that women who used hair dyes more than nine times a year had a 60% greater risk of contracting blood cancer.
A year later the European Commission banned 22 hair dyes which put long-term users at risk of bladder cancer. < < < <â¨
Google: Teen 'feared she would die' after reaction to hair dye
The allergic reaction was caused by a well-known brand of semi-permanent hair dye Chloe used to turn her hair black for a Halloweâen party. . . . . called for beauty bosses to ban hair dye chemical PPD (para-phenylenediamine) from the shelves. 11-04-11
The chemical is not new and is present in a number of brands of dark hair colours, acting to help adhere the dye to the hair so that it doesn't wash out. Itâs made from coal tar and is used in both permanent and semi-permanent hair colours. Itâs well-known to be a cause of serious allergic reactions -- including something called contact dermatitis which can lead to rashes, blisters, and open sores.
PPD is sometimes added to black henna tattoos and that using them is not safe. Allergic reactions usually begin within two to 10 days following application. One bad reaction can lead to sensitivities to other products such as hair dye, sunblock and some types of clothing dyes. Oftentimes, it's using the product a second or third time.
Google: A 38-year old mother left in a coma after using hair dye. SHE DYED HER HAIR MANY TIMES BEFORE, USING THE SAME BRAND. The British woman who went into coma after a reaction to hair dye has died after a year. Updated 11-25-12. The woman suffered a heart failure, struggled for breath and became unconsciousness. Her family blamed paraphenylenediamine, a chemical found in hair colour. Her family has now called for paraphenylenediamine to be banned from home dye kits. In 2000, a 38-year-old Indian-origin woman from Birmingham, Narinder Devi, died after an allergic reaction to hair dye.
Permanent black hair dye is linked to causing leukemia and lymphomas.
Google search: Salon hair dye horror stories. About 305,000 results (0.20 seconds) OR Google Salon Hair Dye Lawsuits. About 336,000 results (0.17 seconds)Â Dec. 2011
When it comes to hair care treatments, product use or visits to a salon or spa, the consumer must take responsibility to do their homework and be aware of all the risks involved.
Google: January Jones: "My Hair Is Falling Out In Clumps" 1-28-13 To quote Joni Mitchell, "you don't know what you got till your thick hair is gone.â¨
.
I do not recommend it. You've got more chemicals on your hair than I have in a year!
Overlapping dye onto previously colored hair is what creates dullness and dryness. If you color your hair @ home or salon, let your roots grow out as long as you can stand, so the line of demarcation is easier to spot. Only run color through the lengths for five minutes to refresh the ends. To extend the time between touch-ups, use a gloss and deep -conditioning treatments. They will help smooth cuticles roughed up by daily wear & tear, and the hair will look shinier. ~ Harry Josh, hairstylist of the celebrities.
Celebrity wears two-tone hair dye all the time, trying to grow out their dye.
Style meets chemistry meets biology: We're talking hair coloring.
Playing with chemicals is not like playing with clothes, or doing a manicure, there are penalties for playing chemicals in the lab. Even hair color experts at the salon are not rocket scientists, they do a bang up dye jobs to their clients or their own hair.
Chemicals can enter the body through the skin.
> > > Hair dye chemicals linked to cancer
London, Feb 20, 2013 I've been saying that since 2009.
Hair dyes, which include home hair colouring kits and those used at pricey salons, are linked to deadly cancer-causing chemicals, warn scientists. In 2009 the Mail revealed that women who used hair dyes more than nine times a year had a 60% greater risk of contracting blood cancer.
A year later the European Commission banned 22 hair dyes which put long-term users at risk of bladder cancer. < < < <â¨
Google: Teen 'feared she would die' after reaction to hair dye
The allergic reaction was caused by a well-known brand of semi-permanent hair dye Chloe used to turn her hair black for a Halloweâen party. . . . . called for beauty bosses to ban hair dye chemical PPD (para-phenylenediamine) from the shelves. 11-04-11
The chemical is not new and is present in a number of brands of dark hair colours, acting to help adhere the dye to the hair so that it doesn't wash out. Itâs made from coal tar and is used in both permanent and semi-permanent hair colours. Itâs well-known to be a cause of serious allergic reactions -- including something called contact dermatitis which can lead to rashes, blisters, and open sores.
PPD is sometimes added to black henna tattoos and that using them is not safe. Allergic reactions usually begin within two to 10 days following application. One bad reaction can lead to sensitivities to other products such as hair dye, sunblock and some types of clothing dyes. Oftentimes, it's using the product a second or third time.
Google: A 38-year old mother left in a coma after using hair dye. SHE DYED HER HAIR MANY TIMES BEFORE, USING THE SAME BRAND. The British woman who went into coma after a reaction to hair dye has died after a year. Updated 11-25-12. The woman suffered a heart failure, struggled for breath and became unconsciousness. Her family blamed paraphenylenediamine, a chemical found in hair colour. Her family has now called for paraphenylenediamine to be banned from home dye kits. In 2000, a 38-year-old Indian-origin woman from Birmingham, Narinder Devi, died after an allergic reaction to hair dye.
Permanent black hair dye is linked to causing leukemia and lymphomas.
Google search: Salon hair dye horror stories. About 305,000 results (0.20 seconds) OR Google Salon Hair Dye Lawsuits. About 336,000 results (0.17 seconds)Â Dec. 2011
When it comes to hair care treatments, product use or visits to a salon or spa, the consumer must take responsibility to do their homework and be aware of all the risks involved.
Google: January Jones: "My Hair Is Falling Out In Clumps" 1-28-13 To quote Joni Mitchell, "you don't know what you got till your thick hair is gone.â¨
.
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