New to aquariums 10gallon tank

[Mumma.of.two]

Thinking ahead is there any good bottom feeders besides ghost shrimp i can have in the tank

Not really. Any shrimp (other than filter feeders) and snails will work and MAYBE two ottos once the tank is established (6 months +). Ottos are hit and miss in smaller tanks though. They can be hard to feed because most are wild caught and only eat algae (that's why and established tank is needed).

 

[lg310]

Would they eat algae waffers they sell at the pet store

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Would they eat algae waffers they sell at the pet store

Some do and some don't. They can be very fussy. Some have had success with cucumber.

You know you don't NEED an algae eater in a tank. A healthy well balanced tank won't have very much algae at all.

 

[lg310]

Yeah but they look so.cool.

 

[lg310]

Ok i did a water change and after waited 15and tested water should i wait longer?
Results after 15minutes
ph 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 1-2
Nitrate 10

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Ok i did a water change and after waited 15and tested water should i wait longer?
Results after 15minutes
ph 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 1-2
Nitrate 10

15 mins is long enough to let the water circulate. The nitrite is too high. You will need to do 1-3 more 50% water changes to bring it down to .25ppm.
Your cycle seems to be coming along well!

 

[lg310]

Ok I was also going to ask can I use bottled water to fill tank?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Ok I was also going to ask can I use bottled water to fill tank?

Spring water yes. Distilled or ro/di no. Reason being the distilled doesn't contain any mineral/buffers to keep the pH stable, the fish healthy, the plants growing and the BB functioning. If your going to change your water source do it slowly. If you do it all at once it will change the pH and other things like kh and Gh to name a few too fast and stress your guppy.

 

[lg310]

Ok woke up this morning and my tank looks cloudy got close to it and there's like stuff stuck to the glass

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Ok woke up this morning and my tank looks cloudy got close to it and there's like stuff stuck to the glass

Cloudy white water is a bacteria bloom and brown 'dust' on glass, plants, etc is diatoms. Both perfectly normal in a new tank and both will go away with time. They are an eyesore but won't hurt anything.

 

[lg310]

Cool it seems to be floating on top too ok tested water
Ph 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate was also 0

Did i do something wrong ogle why did my nitrate also go.to 0

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Double check the nitrate test again. It shouldn't be 0. Make sure you bang and shake the #2 test solution and wait the full 5 minutes to check the results.

 

[lg310]

Yeah shook it for 30 seconds and re did it still zero

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Yeah shook it for 30 seconds and re did it still zero

Have you done a huge PWC recently?
Can you double check the others?

 

[lg310]

Yesterday i did a six gal change because the nitrite was high after a 5gal so i did an extra gallon for a total of six gallons. Ammonia and nitrite are zero. What do i do now?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Yesterday i did a six gal change because the nitrite was high after a 5gal so i did an extra gallon for a total of six gallons. Ammonia and nitrite are zero. What do i do now?

Test again in the morning. The large change probably removed everything (which is ok!) and it needs it build to readable levels again before you see it. There will be ammonia there just a tiny but from your tiny fish

 

[lg310]

So is this pretty much going to start all over? I have to worry about nitrite again and ammonia? Or will it resume where it was.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

So is this pretty much going to start all over? I have to worry about nitrite again and ammonia? Or will it resume where it was.

It won't start over. But we won't know until you get your readings tomorrow where it's up to. You might till be in the nitrite spike IMO.

 

[lg310]

Go it ill post the results tomorrow morning

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Go it ill post the results tomorrow morning

Ok I'll be here! Lol