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Thanks! I didn't know I had to have the biofilm. I was thinking king I could add shrimp after it was cycled and feed them with algae wafers or shrimp food. I know I still have a little ways to go before it is fully cycled. Just starting to get my fish list together for when it is finally cycled.
Looks like I have hair algae? Tank is about 3 1/2 weeks old now. Ammonia is 0, nitrites are about 5 ppm, nitrates are maybe 5ppm? I'm ok with the algae as I'm going to put amano shrimp in soon. Just wanted to make sure that I'm right on the algae. Any help is appreciated! Just cleaned the glass...
So the cloudiness went away. I didn't wash the substrate. Added ammonia yesterday and got the ammonia levels up to about 5ppm. Added fritzyme 7 bacteria starter. Using the add and wait method, but I figured a bit of a jumpstart couldn't hurt. Going to test ammonia tomorrow when I get home and...
Thanks everyone! Makes me feel a bit better about where I am in the hobby. Lol so I tested with the master kit last night and the ph was showing close to 7.6 (blue) so I tested with the high range ph to make sure and it came up at the low end around 7.4. I'm assuming my ph is somewhere around...
Thanks! Aside from a betta when I was a kid, this is my first tank so I have a lot to learn. Lol I'm in the pool industry, so water chemistry comes easy to me. At least I have that going for me!
Finally got our new house settled and picked up a 29g tank kit from petsmart. I am starting the cycling and doing research on tank mates when it gets going. My question is would 4 corydoras and 20 neon tetras be too much for this tank? I think if I keep the ph around 7.2-7.5 and temps at 75°F I...
If you look on the package, they usually will say the load limit and what the load is per caster. I would figure out the weight you have in the tank and double it for the casters. They arent expensive.