Jeepman99
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Ok last time I had fish undergravel filtration was the norm. I now have a 29 gal aquarium. Biowheel 330 with sponge on intake. Pool filter sand substrate What's left of a creeping charlie plant, one potted Amazon sword, a tannin leaching piece of driftwood and a 36" Nicrew LED light as the light we had went up in smoke....literally. There are 4 black mollies, 3 banded cory cats, 5 platys.
Issue
1. How often and how much do I do for a weekly water change? My well has a touch high iron but otherwise is really good.
2. How often should I feed my fish?
3. I boiled my mopani driftwood twice for 2 hours each in my turkey fryer. It still is leaching tannens what now? Let it go? Remove it? Is there another driftwood species to try?
4. I need a good cover plant for the live born fry. What is a less messy alternative cover plant? Do I go with a floating plant?
5. Is the Nicrew 28-36" enough light for plants?
6. What is this CO2 system I hear about. I don't need it right?
7. I know mollies are brackish. Do I need to add salt? Won't it cause issues with the other fish?
8. I need to order any live plants in as my local pet store has a snail problem with their plants, and the other good store never has many plants beyond creeping charlie. I thought it looked nice but died off quickly and was a mess. If I order plants via ebay or other source how do I know that they arrive alive not frozen?
I have been reading for 3 days. I am now more confused than before. I used to raise mollies and swords. I would sell them to my LPS for in store credit.
Issue
1. How often and how much do I do for a weekly water change? My well has a touch high iron but otherwise is really good.
2. How often should I feed my fish?
3. I boiled my mopani driftwood twice for 2 hours each in my turkey fryer. It still is leaching tannens what now? Let it go? Remove it? Is there another driftwood species to try?
4. I need a good cover plant for the live born fry. What is a less messy alternative cover plant? Do I go with a floating plant?
5. Is the Nicrew 28-36" enough light for plants?
6. What is this CO2 system I hear about. I don't need it right?
7. I know mollies are brackish. Do I need to add salt? Won't it cause issues with the other fish?
8. I need to order any live plants in as my local pet store has a snail problem with their plants, and the other good store never has many plants beyond creeping charlie. I thought it looked nice but died off quickly and was a mess. If I order plants via ebay or other source how do I know that they arrive alive not frozen?
I have been reading for 3 days. I am now more confused than before. I used to raise mollies and swords. I would sell them to my LPS for in store credit.