Hello all,
I bought a house with a built in aquarium, and I am trying to keep the fish alive. As far as I can tell, it is 100 gallons with a separate sump plumbed into the basement - I think it used to be a saltwater tank because there is a protein skimmer not being used that the owner left. I will leave my questions about the sump for part 2.
I tested the water:
pH 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 160ppm
As you can see in the photo, the top left is where the water returns down to the sump. I have some questions:
-Anyone know what kind of fish these are and what pH I should have?
-Is the ammonia level too high?
-There a lot of random particles floating in the water - is this normal? Only the ones that float to the top seem to get sucked in by the return to the sump
-There is a lot of brown stringy stuff collected in the bottom corners (fish waste?) -how best to get rid of that? The aquarium is in a cabinet and I think it will be hard to get one of those gravel vacuum tubes to fit
-I think one of the 2 current generators/fans is blowing over the plants - how should I direct them?
Thanks!
I bought a house with a built in aquarium, and I am trying to keep the fish alive. As far as I can tell, it is 100 gallons with a separate sump plumbed into the basement - I think it used to be a saltwater tank because there is a protein skimmer not being used that the owner left. I will leave my questions about the sump for part 2.
I tested the water:
pH 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 160ppm
As you can see in the photo, the top left is where the water returns down to the sump. I have some questions:
-Anyone know what kind of fish these are and what pH I should have?
-Is the ammonia level too high?
-There a lot of random particles floating in the water - is this normal? Only the ones that float to the top seem to get sucked in by the return to the sump
-There is a lot of brown stringy stuff collected in the bottom corners (fish waste?) -how best to get rid of that? The aquarium is in a cabinet and I think it will be hard to get one of those gravel vacuum tubes to fit
-I think one of the 2 current generators/fans is blowing over the plants - how should I direct them?
Thanks!