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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Set up aquarium:
AquaClear 200/50 biowheel
25 #s gravel
Jager 150 watt heater
All glass fluorescent hood
Aquarium pharmaceuticals master test kit
Tap water 7.6 PH
I put in 5 gallons of cycled water from my 10 gallon tank. I then added tap water to fill it up the rest of the way. Set it the temp to 80 degrees. I then left it alone that night. The second day I added some frozen Mysis Shrimp, tadpole pellets, and I took out my foam media from my 10 gallon biowheel and put it into the biowheel of this 29 gallon. Every day for about 5 days I sprinkled in a little tad pole pellets. Left the light on for most of the time.
Here are my results:
9-27 - set up aquarium
9-28 - NH3 0-.25 ppm
9-29 - NH3 0-.25 ppm
10-1 - NH3 .50 ppm
10-2 - NH3 1-2 ppm, NO2 2+ ppm
10-3 - NH3 1-2 ppm, NO2 2+ ppm, PH 7.6, NO3 80 ppm
10-4 - NH3 1-2 ppm, NO2 2 ppm, 15% PWC
10-5 - NH3 .50 ppm, NO2 .50 ppm, PH 7.8-7.9
10-6 - NH3 0 ppm, NO2 .25 ppm, snails and zooplankton added from near by lake
10-7 - NH3 0 ppm, NO2 .50 ppm
10-8 - NH3 0 ppm, NO2 .50 ppm, NO3 40-80 ppm, PH 7.4
How does this tank look? Was it successful? Is it ready for a couple fish and plants? Is it in need of a PWC now? The gravel was white and is now brown with diatoms. Snails are loving it!
Thanks for reading all that. If anyone has a comment on it or opinion please post one. I really don't know what I am doing here other then I know my cycle is almost complete.
Thanks,
Jake[/list][/code]
AquaClear 200/50 biowheel
25 #s gravel
Jager 150 watt heater
All glass fluorescent hood
Aquarium pharmaceuticals master test kit
Tap water 7.6 PH
I put in 5 gallons of cycled water from my 10 gallon tank. I then added tap water to fill it up the rest of the way. Set it the temp to 80 degrees. I then left it alone that night. The second day I added some frozen Mysis Shrimp, tadpole pellets, and I took out my foam media from my 10 gallon biowheel and put it into the biowheel of this 29 gallon. Every day for about 5 days I sprinkled in a little tad pole pellets. Left the light on for most of the time.
Here are my results:
9-27 - set up aquarium
9-28 - NH3 0-.25 ppm
9-29 - NH3 0-.25 ppm
10-1 - NH3 .50 ppm
10-2 - NH3 1-2 ppm, NO2 2+ ppm
10-3 - NH3 1-2 ppm, NO2 2+ ppm, PH 7.6, NO3 80 ppm
10-4 - NH3 1-2 ppm, NO2 2 ppm, 15% PWC
10-5 - NH3 .50 ppm, NO2 .50 ppm, PH 7.8-7.9
10-6 - NH3 0 ppm, NO2 .25 ppm, snails and zooplankton added from near by lake
10-7 - NH3 0 ppm, NO2 .50 ppm
10-8 - NH3 0 ppm, NO2 .50 ppm, NO3 40-80 ppm, PH 7.4
How does this tank look? Was it successful? Is it ready for a couple fish and plants? Is it in need of a PWC now? The gravel was white and is now brown with diatoms. Snails are loving it!
Thanks for reading all that. If anyone has a comment on it or opinion please post one. I really don't know what I am doing here other then I know my cycle is almost complete.
Thanks,
Jake[/list][/code]