My tank is 4 weeks along in a "fish" cycle. Friend of mine told me to put (2) regular goldfish in the tank for around a month and everything should cycle. This guy used to own a fish store, so I trusted what he said . . . and THEN I read the "fishless cycle" article. Anyway, here's where I'm at.
Got an API FW Master Test Kit - and these are my results:
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 1.0
Nitrate - 10.0
I'm going to give the (2) goldfish to a friend and what I really want is a tropical tank with some Neon and Flame Tetra's (4 ea), Pitbull Pleco, a Snail and an African Dwarf frog. Not going for anything too big - may even have a live plant or two, but I'll go artificial for now. And yes, I'll add them slowly.
What's my next step given my test readings? Seems like I need to get the PH and Nirtrite levels down, right? What's the best way to do that? Remove goldfish then use chemicals?
Thanks - I really like this forum.
BTW, the goldfish are doing great - very active and lively and no probs at all.
Got an API FW Master Test Kit - and these are my results:
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 1.0
Nitrate - 10.0
I'm going to give the (2) goldfish to a friend and what I really want is a tropical tank with some Neon and Flame Tetra's (4 ea), Pitbull Pleco, a Snail and an African Dwarf frog. Not going for anything too big - may even have a live plant or two, but I'll go artificial for now. And yes, I'll add them slowly.
What's my next step given my test readings? Seems like I need to get the PH and Nirtrite levels down, right? What's the best way to do that? Remove goldfish then use chemicals?
Thanks - I really like this forum.
BTW, the goldfish are doing great - very active and lively and no probs at all.