electrocutioner
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
To recap my setup.
29 gallon Eclipse 3 setup(bio wheel+carbon filter)
4 platies,6 rasbosa
live plants,bogwood
Ph 7.2-Temp 81 d
Using bacteria additive,freshwater salt,anti stress,tapwater conditioner.
After 2 weeks,nitrites finally appeared.I've been doing pwc s daily the last few days as the ammonia has been spiking.My tap water shows about 0.3 ammonia after treatment,so I do a 5 gallon change every time it gets close to 1.0,which was daily since early last week until today,as it seems to be becoming more stable,still at 0.5 from yesterday a.m.
I had a reading of 0.25 yesterday before the pwc,showing a reading of 0.5 today.So this is good.
How high can I/do I want to let it climb before diluting it,and how rapidly will this spike take?It seems to be taking place much more quickly than I would have guessed.
Also,on another note,we must have had a visit from the snail fairy,as a few tiny snails have magically appeared in the tank. 8O Is this good or bad?How fast do snail populations grow?Do I need to control them,are is this actually a boon?
29 gallon Eclipse 3 setup(bio wheel+carbon filter)
4 platies,6 rasbosa
live plants,bogwood
Ph 7.2-Temp 81 d
Using bacteria additive,freshwater salt,anti stress,tapwater conditioner.
After 2 weeks,nitrites finally appeared.I've been doing pwc s daily the last few days as the ammonia has been spiking.My tap water shows about 0.3 ammonia after treatment,so I do a 5 gallon change every time it gets close to 1.0,which was daily since early last week until today,as it seems to be becoming more stable,still at 0.5 from yesterday a.m.
I had a reading of 0.25 yesterday before the pwc,showing a reading of 0.5 today.So this is good.
How high can I/do I want to let it climb before diluting it,and how rapidly will this spike take?It seems to be taking place much more quickly than I would have guessed.
Also,on another note,we must have had a visit from the snail fairy,as a few tiny snails have magically appeared in the tank. 8O Is this good or bad?How fast do snail populations grow?Do I need to control them,are is this actually a boon?