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Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi everyone - complete newbie here. I've inherited my brother's tank of fish - three goldfish and two zebra danios. He has them in a pretty small tank so I've bought a bigger one - 13g. I have a really stupid question about the new tank's filter. It has four compartments, one with bio balls, one with ceramic rings and two with carbon/sponge. The bio balls and ceramic rings are in mesh-type bags - do I need to take them out of the bags?
Also, the guy at the pet shop said I could put up to ten goldfish in the 13g tank. From what I've read online, this would be massively overstocking the tank. Any thoughts on this?
The old tank is pretty small, and I don't think it has been cleaned or looked after for a while, and its certainly never had the water tested. I read online that I should use some of the old water when I set up the new tank. Is this still advisable, given that the old tank was rarely cleaned or looked after? Should I just set up the new tank with new water and let it cycle?
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Laura
Also, the guy at the pet shop said I could put up to ten goldfish in the 13g tank. From what I've read online, this would be massively overstocking the tank. Any thoughts on this?
The old tank is pretty small, and I don't think it has been cleaned or looked after for a while, and its certainly never had the water tested. I read online that I should use some of the old water when I set up the new tank. Is this still advisable, given that the old tank was rarely cleaned or looked after? Should I just set up the new tank with new water and let it cycle?
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Laura