CichlidLady0312
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Whats your experience w moss balls ? Any luck w them?
Moss Balls
- Thread starter CichlidLady0312
- Start date
The friendliest place on the web for anyone with an interest in aquariums or fish keeping!
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
Aquamandan
Aquarium Advice Freak
Absolutely! I highly recommend them. They have really helped with my ammonia problem. Took about a week to get it down to 0 ppm but I haven't had any spikes since (been a few months now).
The "experts" recommend 1 moss ball per 10 gallons of water.
The "experts" recommend 1 moss ball per 10 gallons of water.
cmbtengnr43
Aquarium Advice Freak
If your tank is fully cycled you shouldn't be having ammonia problems unless your addind to many fish or have to many imo
CichlidLady0312
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I did the test and my amonia came out clear?
Andrew McFadden
Aquarium Advice Addict
It shouldn't come out clear, do it over. Also double check to make sure you use the right bottles
cmbtengnr43
Aquarium Advice Freak
Andrew I thought of tank is cycled you should read 0 ammonia ppm because bacteria is converting it before it builds ?
cmbtengnr43
Aquarium Advice Freak
And what type of cichlid is that in your profile pic?
CichlidLady0312
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Okay, I retested and didnt realize that the extra ammonia bottle was for mixing w the 1st ammonia bottle. It came out yellow looking like .25. Its hard to tell because 0 is also yellow. If its a .25 how would I get it down to 0. Btw its the API Freshwater test
cmbtengnr43
Aquarium Advice Freak
Add beneficial bacteria supplement and let it cycle
dragonfisher33
Aquarium Advice Addict
easy to maintain, highly recommended if you're not into live plants but would like something in the fish tank
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
.25 isnt much to worry about. Whats your nitrates and nitrites?
CichlidLady0312
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Okay I have the API Stress Tyme. Do I still need to do a water change
Andrew McFadden
Aquarium Advice Addict
.25 is nothing to worry about. Now you do want to keep an eye on it t make sure it doesn't go up any more. If it does then do a water change.
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
Have you checked the ammo at the tap?
CichlidLady0312
Aquarium Advice FINatic
No I havent.
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
Do that. Most tap waters read .25 ammo
Massiem1
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2013
- Messages
- 30
Moss balls are AWESOME! They help out so much in your tank especially if you have an algae problem. Algae grows from your nitrates and moss balls help lower nitrates which starves the algae and basically stops it from growing! Plus they will live forever. They grow and once they get big enough you can break it in half and then have 2 moss balls. They give great characteristic to your tank. Somedays they will stay on the bottom and somedays they will float to the top of the water to get more light. People always tell me that it looks like their "dancing". Haha they so cool.
trustemedia
Aquarium Advice Freak
Very easy to care for. Just drop them in. They live in anything it seems like and can take abuse. Shrimp love to clean them. They live in brackish environments as well. If they get dirty, just ring them out and drop them back in. That's what I do. Fry love to eat anything stuck to them, too. I just turn mine over or move it around when I do a water change so it doesn't sit in one spot as I read it can turn brown on the bottom if it does that. I love mine. Very cool.
CichlidLady0312
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Cool! Im going to pick one up tomorrow. The moss ball shouldnt affect my pleco in anyway as long as Im feeding him, correct? Hes a good 9 inchs id say.
