Fltekdiver
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Jan 29, 2013
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Let me start, water is always crystal clear, haven't lost a fish yet, but not sure if my tank is cycling enough. Water changes?
I been spending hours reading on here, making notes, and getting more confused
I have a 40 Gallon Breeder tank, I'm doing water changes of 20% 10 gallons once a month
I also remove all my decorations, wash them under the facet, which takes a hour to do
I also vacuum my gravel, going up and down the entire tank, then do the sides of the tank, removing the algae off the glass
I then remove my canister Fuval 406, which is good Upton 100 Gallon tank, which has sponges as the first layer on the sides, next on the bottom is a finer sponge, then I have Fugal Bio balls , Activated carbon, which I'm removing now, Zeolite Carbon, which I'm removing now, Polishing pad on top.
Water flows from bottom up through top of filter
I was told at Petco, to by new sponges every month when I do water changes, new Carbon etc. I been spending $40 a month + on water changes
I'll be adding Seachem Matrix Bio Media in the middle basket
I also add Fuval Phosphate remover to help with the algae
My lighting is Marine land double strip LED lighting with blue moon lighting
I have ( 2 ) of the LED lighting, as the tank is wide , rather then tall
I been reading people are doing water changes once a week ?
Also Where do you find dechlorinated water ? And should I be using a primer ?
I read Seachem Prime seems to be very well liked
Thanks for your help, I want to start off right without loosing fish
I'm only 3-4 months into this
Lastly , my water got real cloudy during a cycle when I fist started it up, but doesn't seem to be doing that now. How do I know when it is cycling?
And when do you water change, during the cycle, after?
I been spending hours reading on here, making notes, and getting more confused
I have a 40 Gallon Breeder tank, I'm doing water changes of 20% 10 gallons once a month
I also remove all my decorations, wash them under the facet, which takes a hour to do
I also vacuum my gravel, going up and down the entire tank, then do the sides of the tank, removing the algae off the glass
I then remove my canister Fuval 406, which is good Upton 100 Gallon tank, which has sponges as the first layer on the sides, next on the bottom is a finer sponge, then I have Fugal Bio balls , Activated carbon, which I'm removing now, Zeolite Carbon, which I'm removing now, Polishing pad on top.
Water flows from bottom up through top of filter
I was told at Petco, to by new sponges every month when I do water changes, new Carbon etc. I been spending $40 a month + on water changes
I'll be adding Seachem Matrix Bio Media in the middle basket
I also add Fuval Phosphate remover to help with the algae
My lighting is Marine land double strip LED lighting with blue moon lighting
I have ( 2 ) of the LED lighting, as the tank is wide , rather then tall
I been reading people are doing water changes once a week ?
Also Where do you find dechlorinated water ? And should I be using a primer ?
I read Seachem Prime seems to be very well liked
Thanks for your help, I want to start off right without loosing fish
I'm only 3-4 months into this
Lastly , my water got real cloudy during a cycle when I fist started it up, but doesn't seem to be doing that now. How do I know when it is cycling?
And when do you water change, during the cycle, after?