TheChad
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Hey All,
I Have set up a 29g tank about a week ago. I have already stabilized the tempature at 78degrees, and the SG is at 1.023.
I have added 2 Damsel's to cycle the tank, 1 Blue Damsel, and 1 Yellow tail Damsel.
Currently we have a 150 watt heater, an UGF, a 23" bubble wall, and a 70Gal Pump.
The LFS said the UGF was better than the Bio Wheel type filter, but several here have suggested that was not true, and the Bio Wheel would be better. In any case, I have now purchased a Bio Wheel to use in this tank with the UGF, You can't have too much filtration right?
In a previous post I had given a list of fish we had hoped to have in this tank, but was advised with this tank, we should only have 2 3" fish. Will having the Bio Wheel filter along with the UGF allow for more bio load?
We would like to keep the 2 Damsel's we currently have, and we'd like to add 2 clowns, a fire shrimp, and a choclate chip star fish.
Also, Should I still get a Power Head now that I have a Bio Wheel? Or would a Power Head on the UGF work better than adding the Bio Wheel? I havent yet opened the Bio Wheel, So I am open to some input/suggestion on this....
I also bought a Water test kit, so I wouldn't have to take my water to the LFS all the time. How often should I be testing the water and what changes am I looking for to know when It is save to add our clowns?
Thanks,
-TheChad
P.S. I also wanted to ask if I should be doing Water Changes every week before the tank has cycled or not?
I Have set up a 29g tank about a week ago. I have already stabilized the tempature at 78degrees, and the SG is at 1.023.
I have added 2 Damsel's to cycle the tank, 1 Blue Damsel, and 1 Yellow tail Damsel.
Currently we have a 150 watt heater, an UGF, a 23" bubble wall, and a 70Gal Pump.
The LFS said the UGF was better than the Bio Wheel type filter, but several here have suggested that was not true, and the Bio Wheel would be better. In any case, I have now purchased a Bio Wheel to use in this tank with the UGF, You can't have too much filtration right?
In a previous post I had given a list of fish we had hoped to have in this tank, but was advised with this tank, we should only have 2 3" fish. Will having the Bio Wheel filter along with the UGF allow for more bio load?
We would like to keep the 2 Damsel's we currently have, and we'd like to add 2 clowns, a fire shrimp, and a choclate chip star fish.
Also, Should I still get a Power Head now that I have a Bio Wheel? Or would a Power Head on the UGF work better than adding the Bio Wheel? I havent yet opened the Bio Wheel, So I am open to some input/suggestion on this....
I also bought a Water test kit, so I wouldn't have to take my water to the LFS all the time. How often should I be testing the water and what changes am I looking for to know when It is save to add our clowns?
Thanks,
-TheChad
P.S. I also wanted to ask if I should be doing Water Changes every week before the tank has cycled or not?