mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
I would suspect a large change in TDS... or even possibly OTS if the previous tank had poor water conditions for a long time.
flame_fish said:Okay I'm gonna read more on that thread you gave me & i'll try to get a testing kit! I'll take everything down & clean everything and I'm gonna get all new gravel, plants ect. & Cycling the tank completly would tank about a little over two months? I know i'm gonna be moving in like march or april would that effect the process?
flame_fish said:If I take everything out & clean it should ai still use the filter media with waste in it? IT WILL BE FINE TO USE. I HONESTLY DON'T THINK IT WAS ANYTHING TI DO WITH DECORE/MEDIA IN THE NEW TANK THAT KILLED YOUR BETTA. & If I put my fish in the tank while it cyles wouldn't it die from lack of bacteria?READ THE FISH IN GUIDE. YOU NEED TI DO WATER CHANGES AS NEEDED (AMMONIA OR NITRITE OVER 0.25PPM) BUT YOU ARE DOING THAT ALREADY WITH THE BOWL.
I also read if I put a cheap fish in my 2.5 while its cycling, it helps the process but should I take them out after 4-8 weeks and put my betta in? DO NOT DO THAT IT IS CRUEL! Or should I leave them both in there? Sorry for annoying you i'm just trying to do this right!
Fish.n.Reptile said:No need to take any out... Just use what you already have in the tank.I would just give the 2.5 a pwc about 90%.
Letting the fish float inside a bag is never a good thing.
Imo don't know y ppl still doing it.
What I will do is, take 1 cup of his water, one small cup that holds about 3 cup of water.
Do a mini drip system at about 2-3 per sec.
That work 100 time better then bag floating.
flame_fish said:lol, okay so I just re-read it and I'm going to take everything out and hopefully tomorrow I'll get the test kit and some live plants hopefully that would help. Also thanks for telling me what and what not to do for what I should and shouldn't do! And weekly water changes if I do the fish in cycle? I want to know if I could put shrimp like 2 shrimp in the tank? or would that be over stocking?
flame_fish said:Okay, i'm ready to start this process but thanks a lot for the information very useful!
flame_fish said:No, it came with my tank but I was going to get some anyways!
flame_fish said:Do I have to get it online or at any lfs?