Reaper216
Aquarium Advice Activist
After too much bad advice from my LFSs and losing almost all of my fish , I have decided to retry.
I will cycle the tank this time. I am attempting to cycle with some fish in it. I have 3 dalmation mollies, 2 black mollies, 1 zebra danio and 2 algae eaters left, and no where else to put them.
I will still use my Marineland Penguin 200 filter, and will get the filter sponge so I don't lose so many fish to the intake. I also have attached an Eheim Pro 2 canister filter as well. I dont like the intake it came with, its a plastice tube with holes in the side, doesnt seem effective to me. I need to get longer hoses, as well, so I can sit it on the floor, but for now it is running and (hopefully) filtering well. I plan on using both.
The Penguin filter has the activated carbon inside the filter pads. In the Eheim I have EHFILAV (volcanic rock) which says it offers adhesive surface for bacteria to decompose harmful substances. It also has EHFI SUBSTRAT which says it is sintered glass? and says that it is ideal for the colonization of nitrifying bacteria colonies.
Should I add anything else? Take something out etc??
I'm going to go get some more decorations and make the tank look good, and add hiding spots now, rather than stress the fish later.
Would live plants help? Can they help aid in the cycle process, as well as the maintaining stage?
I will say, I apologize to everyone for just filling my tank, throwing a filter on the side and buying a whole lot of fish. I never knew about this "cycle" period, and thought fish were a lot simpler to care for.
I now realize I shouldn't have gotten so many fish at once, I got right around 30 in about 2 weeks time. I was unaware of the potential ammonia spikes due to increased waste amounts, and was all too aware of the $1 a fish sale at my LFS.
One of my problems is (and I'll be honest) I dont make a heck of a lot of money. So free fish tank and stand, plus filter on sale with a rebate, plus sale fish meant START FILLING!!!
As I am going to get something with beneficial bacteria in it, add it to my tank, and hopefully get this ball rolling in a good direction!!
I will cycle the tank this time. I am attempting to cycle with some fish in it. I have 3 dalmation mollies, 2 black mollies, 1 zebra danio and 2 algae eaters left, and no where else to put them.
I will still use my Marineland Penguin 200 filter, and will get the filter sponge so I don't lose so many fish to the intake. I also have attached an Eheim Pro 2 canister filter as well. I dont like the intake it came with, its a plastice tube with holes in the side, doesnt seem effective to me. I need to get longer hoses, as well, so I can sit it on the floor, but for now it is running and (hopefully) filtering well. I plan on using both.
The Penguin filter has the activated carbon inside the filter pads. In the Eheim I have EHFILAV (volcanic rock) which says it offers adhesive surface for bacteria to decompose harmful substances. It also has EHFI SUBSTRAT which says it is sintered glass? and says that it is ideal for the colonization of nitrifying bacteria colonies.
Should I add anything else? Take something out etc??
I'm going to go get some more decorations and make the tank look good, and add hiding spots now, rather than stress the fish later.
Would live plants help? Can they help aid in the cycle process, as well as the maintaining stage?
I will say, I apologize to everyone for just filling my tank, throwing a filter on the side and buying a whole lot of fish. I never knew about this "cycle" period, and thought fish were a lot simpler to care for.
I now realize I shouldn't have gotten so many fish at once, I got right around 30 in about 2 weeks time. I was unaware of the potential ammonia spikes due to increased waste amounts, and was all too aware of the $1 a fish sale at my LFS.
One of my problems is (and I'll be honest) I dont make a heck of a lot of money. So free fish tank and stand, plus filter on sale with a rebate, plus sale fish meant START FILLING!!!
As I am going to get something with beneficial bacteria in it, add it to my tank, and hopefully get this ball rolling in a good direction!!