New 29 Gallon Help & Questions
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nirbhao
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Be sure to do your water tests before adding Thrive. It adds a lot of nitrates. I use it and I love its effects, but it does raise the nitrates!
You can add a background like foamboard or contact paper.
You can add a background like foamboard or contact paper.
I did the water tests before the wc and dose of thrive just to get a good idea of everything. Do you use thrive in a fully stocked tank? If so what is your wc schedule?
Would the contact paper or foam board be thin to still have a HOB filter?
Would the contact paper or foam board be thin to still have a HOB filter?
nirbhao
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I use AquaClear filters, and they have little tabs that allow you to adjust the level-ness. I have foamboard on two of the tanks without any issues.
Those two tanks are both stocked and planted. I do water changes on Fridays and dose immediately following the water change. I also dose on Tuesdays. I had been doing water tests on Wednesdays, but the nitrates would read 40! So I'm trying to test now on Tuesdays before dosing. I forget sometimes.
Those two tanks are both stocked and planted. I do water changes on Fridays and dose immediately following the water change. I also dose on Tuesdays. I had been doing water tests on Wednesdays, but the nitrates would read 40! So I'm trying to test now on Tuesdays before dosing. I forget sometimes.
How do you secure the foam board to the back? I also have AC filters I really like the little leveling tabs. Foam board would be so much easier than window tint. Do you get yours at Lowe's?
If do a 50% wc every Wednesday and dose immediately after also. I try to test right before the water change and test the pH right before I dose ferts. I allow 24hrs after dosing to test again.
If do a 50% wc every Wednesday and dose immediately after also. I try to test right before the water change and test the pH right before I dose ferts. I allow 24hrs after dosing to test again.
nirbhao
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I got my foamboard at JoAnne's Fabric. I use clear Command strips to hold it on.
I'll get a picture from the side soon. In the meantime
One is black and the other is dark blue. Both have been painted or painted papers have been glued on.
I'll get a picture from the side soon. In the meantime
One is black and the other is dark blue. Both have been painted or painted papers have been glued on.
nirbhao
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It's a chain. Probably any craft or art supply store would have it.
Remind me of your light cycle?
I am running the Beamswork timer and have it on from 8am to 4pm. Don't think I can run two separate cycles
nirbhao
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For algae, I would reduce the length of your photoperiod to six hours. See if that helps.
I will adjust it down this evening when I get off and back to the house. I wish the Beamswork timer would let me run two 3hr cycles. I appreciate the tip on 6hrs though [emoji106]
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The tank also doesn't have any ambient light coming in on it. The temp has been holding steady at 81.9 think I should try to get it down to around 78?
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The tank also doesn't have any ambient light coming in on it. The temp has been holding steady at 81.9 think I should try to get it down to around 78?
I got the lights adjusted for 6hrs a day. 8am to 2pm is what I have it set for now.
One thing I have noticed since Wednesday is the pH in my tap water has been drastically been decreasing. Last Saturday I tested it straight out of the tap and it read 7.2 which I thought was pretty normal. I tested it again Wednesday when I did a water change on the 29 and it read 6.8 out of the tap & 6.6 in the tank. This evening I tested the tap out of curiosity and it read what looked to be a little less than 6.6 tested the water in my 10g and it wasn't quite 6.2 but sure was close. I'm starting to get kind of worried about this but am I over thinking this? I did a 50% water change in the 10g and a 20% water change in the 29g. pH has come up to 6.4 in the 10g and is 6.6 in the 29g. Do I need something like crushed coral or anything to raise the pH up to near 7? Especially with the 29g in the middle of a fishless cycle and the 10g holding 7 neons, 1 Otto, and 1 tetra glofish? Plan on moving the neons to the 29g once it cycles
One thing I have noticed since Wednesday is the pH in my tap water has been drastically been decreasing. Last Saturday I tested it straight out of the tap and it read 7.2 which I thought was pretty normal. I tested it again Wednesday when I did a water change on the 29 and it read 6.8 out of the tap & 6.6 in the tank. This evening I tested the tap out of curiosity and it read what looked to be a little less than 6.6 tested the water in my 10g and it wasn't quite 6.2 but sure was close. I'm starting to get kind of worried about this but am I over thinking this? I did a 50% water change in the 10g and a 20% water change in the 29g. pH has come up to 6.4 in the 10g and is 6.6 in the 29g. Do I need something like crushed coral or anything to raise the pH up to near 7? Especially with the 29g in the middle of a fishless cycle and the 10g holding 7 neons, 1 Otto, and 1 tetra glofish? Plan on moving the neons to the 29g once it cycles
I'm going to head out to see if I can find some aragonite or something similar once I get off work at 5:30. I got to get the pH back right. Low or high pH can cause a cycled to have a mini cycle and a cycling tank to stall right?
PetSmart was sold out of crushed coral and aragonite. They said to check back Friday and that they only get 2 bags of each in per shipment once the others are sold out. Only 14.99 for a 15lb bag of crushed coral. I used the next best thing I could think of. I crushed up some sea shells and used them in the same bag that I have some media from my 10 gallon in. I hope this will work near the same as coral or aragonite
