solarsnowfall
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Oct 1, 2008
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Hello. I've just setup a 25 gallon tank (going for as big as my budget would allow). I relied primarily on the pet store people to get me started as I was not aware this site existed yet. She was very helpful and seemed quite knowledgeable, but she was also very busy and often distracted by demanding customers. This is why I think I made it out of the store with just about everything to get started except water dechlorinator.
So I setup my tank, add water, gravel, fake plants, two rocks and a piece of drift wood. I thuroughly rinsed all of the decorations, and boiled the wood for an hour before leaving it to sit in water over night (to make sure it wouldn't discolor). I added a pouch of Bio-Spira and let the tank sit with filters running for 24 hours. On the second day I realized that I needed to dechlorinate my water since it came from the tap. I do so, and let the tank sit for another day.
My question is, would dumping he Bio-Spira into regular tap water have killed the bacterea?
Here are my test readings:
pH: 7.2
Ammonia: 0-0.25 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: ~10 ppm
Additional note: The water has a very faint sulfury smell.
So I setup my tank, add water, gravel, fake plants, two rocks and a piece of drift wood. I thuroughly rinsed all of the decorations, and boiled the wood for an hour before leaving it to sit in water over night (to make sure it wouldn't discolor). I added a pouch of Bio-Spira and let the tank sit with filters running for 24 hours. On the second day I realized that I needed to dechlorinate my water since it came from the tap. I do so, and let the tank sit for another day.
My question is, would dumping he Bio-Spira into regular tap water have killed the bacterea?
Here are my test readings:
pH: 7.2
Ammonia: 0-0.25 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: ~10 ppm
Additional note: The water has a very faint sulfury smell.