Starting up a tank

[Raignis]

I'm getting a 29g going. The pool filter sand is in and I have it two thirds full at the moment. The water was still pretty cloudy after rinsing off the sand, so I attached one of these around the the power filter intake and cranked it up.

FX5/6 Water Polishing Pads | A246 | Filter Media | Fluval

A couple hours later and the water is almost crystal clear. My question is, I want to put in the API tap water conditioner. Will the carbon insert in my filter negate the conditioner or is it ok to leave it in? I haven't put the biological filter in yet because the conditioner hasn't been done.

 

[SpaceFish42]

I think that will be completely fine to put the conditioner in. Just out of curiosity, what type of setup are you going to do?

 

[Mebbid]

Carbon doesn't neutralize water conditioner.

Carbon is honestly not even necessary, so it might be worth removing it and replacing it with something else, maybe some more polishing media.

 

[Raignis]

Weird... I tried to post this last night and it never showed up.

I have seven gold barbs from a current tank that will be going in tomorrow. Then, in a week or two, I'm looking to add three or four corys and top it off with a blue dwarf gourami.

I took out the carbon and cleaned out the filter pad once last night. I added the conditioner and this morning the water was crystal clear.

 

[Raignis]

I've read that corys need a good number to be happy. Would four be enough for this tank?

 

[coralbandit]

Four should be ok.
Go for more if stocking is ok(go to aqadvisor and plug in your tank info).
Make sure you move the filter with the fish now over with them to keep the bacteria active and fish healthy..
AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor

 

[Raignis]

AqAdvisor puts me at 97% with seven gold barbs, one dwarf gourami and four corys.

Are there any colorful corys? My background is black and my sand is gray and I'm hoping for them to stand out.

 

[coralbandit]

I have orange laser cories!
Not your average black and white!

 

[Hunter73]

I have orange laser cories!
Not your average black and white!

Wow, those look great! I have never seen those in my lfs's.

 

[ExoticAquarist]

Cool!!!! Scientific name?


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[coralbandit]

Cool!!!! Scientific name?


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http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/corydoras_sp_cw010.htm


I have never kept cories in my 35+ years and then I saw these guys two years ago....
You know,I got like 7+ now in my 180g.
They look like a cooper mini pulling up to a bus, when they swim next to my 10+ year old clown loaches!!!!

 

[ExoticAquarist]

http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/corydoras_sp_cw010.htm


I have never kept cories in my 35+ years and then I saw these guys two years ago....
You know,I got like 7+ now in my 180g.
They look like a cooper mini pulling up to a bus, when they swim next to my 10+ year old clown loaches!!!!

Got it, I'll tell the LFS to try and find some Corydoras aeneus cf. "gold laser"


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