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Okay so I know I got two other forums open but both have pretty much lost in translation and no-one really knows my concerns or questions anymore. My equipment is 2 Tetra Whisper 10-30i Power Filter, 1 Tetra Heater 10-30 (fully submersible), 1 Aqua Culture: 20-60 Gallon, Double Outlet Aquarium Air Pump, 1 Aqua Culture Bubble Aquarium Stone, 25' of Aqua-culture standard airline tubing, 1 Seachem Ph Alert tab, 1 Magnetic Algae Scraper, River Pebble (small) gravel, Assorted wal-mart fake plants and decorations, and API Freshwater Master Test kit. Chemicals include Tetra algae control, Tetra Aqua- safe, Small bottle of Seachem Prime. Not in use chemicals are are Tetra Start Zyme, Tank Buddies Fungus Clear, and Aquarium Salt.
I have a 25 gallon aquarium it's been set up for 5 weeks, it's been cycling for four of those weeks with shurefine pure ammonia. I bring my ammonia up to 4ppm as that's the closest number to 5ppm with out being over (using API Fresh Water Master Test). My ammonia is dropping to 0ppm in 12 hours and nitrites dropping to 0ppm in somewhere around 24 hours. Test results right now 13 hours from dosing to 4ppm show 0ppm ammonia 5ppm nitrite levels. I have not seen any algae blumes during fish-less cycling, I run my lights anywhere from 12 to 13 hours a day. Normally as long as Im awake they are on. I'm planning on getting a timer for my light and setting it between 10 and 12 hours of light.
As for stocking options, I'm really open for anything, but as for now my list is 3 Gourmis(1 male,2 females), 5-6 of some type of Tetra's or schooling fish that can handle my ph, and 6-8 Panda Cory's. I'm open to any suggestions, but please be kind.
As for questions. If my ammonia is showing 0ppm at 12 hours and my nitrite levels are showing 0ppm at 24 doesn't that mean my ammonia producing nitrite in 12hours and nitrite producing nitrate in 12 hours? If this is true then how many days should I test just to make sure its not a fluke? Now on to buying fish. What should I look for when purchasing fish? Should I just absolutely avoid buying fish from a supplier that has linked filtration? All three of my fish stores around here have linked filtration( petsmart and 2 locally owned ones). Petsmart and one of the locally owned (well not so locally owned) are out of state in Slidell, La. The other locally owned is in my home town Picayune,Ms. I rarely ever get a chance to go to Slidell. I'm worried about the fish I last bought from the one in Picayune, Ms. they all (one by one) started bleaching out and catching swim bladder, and then dying idk if they was just stressed out severly from tank not being cycled (as it was not) or if her tanks or sick what do ya'll think? I would like to get fish soon as I'm a really impatient person, but I think I done well with cycling my tank properly this time.
Ps. For any nazis out there that say my ph will kill anything (as this has happened on utube). I'm questioning and finding out if fish are farmed raised and anythat are (if I buy) will be going thro a very long (3-4hours) drip acclimation. Also I will be adding 2 smaller internal filters to handle any over stocking issues, if it is a tiny bit over stocked.
Problems Day 33 cycling
Day before yesterday(9:30pm) I tested my ammonia and it was 0ppm so I dosed it back to 4ppm, my nitrite reading was around 2ppm. Yesterday morning (9:30am) I tested ammonia it was at 0ppm so I dosed back to 4ppm and my nitrite reading was 5ppm. Last night I tested and my ammonia was at 2ppm and nitrite was at 0ppm. This morning ammonia was at .5 and nitrite at 0ppm. So why is my ammonia dropping so slow ? I also experienced (sometime between last night and this morning) a super Ph drop 8.0 down to 6.2. Did major water change to get ph up now its around 8 again (normal tap ph) and tested ammonia .5ppm nitrite .5ppm
I have a 25 gallon aquarium it's been set up for 5 weeks, it's been cycling for four of those weeks with shurefine pure ammonia. I bring my ammonia up to 4ppm as that's the closest number to 5ppm with out being over (using API Fresh Water Master Test). My ammonia is dropping to 0ppm in 12 hours and nitrites dropping to 0ppm in somewhere around 24 hours. Test results right now 13 hours from dosing to 4ppm show 0ppm ammonia 5ppm nitrite levels. I have not seen any algae blumes during fish-less cycling, I run my lights anywhere from 12 to 13 hours a day. Normally as long as Im awake they are on. I'm planning on getting a timer for my light and setting it between 10 and 12 hours of light.
As for stocking options, I'm really open for anything, but as for now my list is 3 Gourmis(1 male,2 females), 5-6 of some type of Tetra's or schooling fish that can handle my ph, and 6-8 Panda Cory's. I'm open to any suggestions, but please be kind.
As for questions. If my ammonia is showing 0ppm at 12 hours and my nitrite levels are showing 0ppm at 24 doesn't that mean my ammonia producing nitrite in 12hours and nitrite producing nitrate in 12 hours? If this is true then how many days should I test just to make sure its not a fluke? Now on to buying fish. What should I look for when purchasing fish? Should I just absolutely avoid buying fish from a supplier that has linked filtration? All three of my fish stores around here have linked filtration( petsmart and 2 locally owned ones). Petsmart and one of the locally owned (well not so locally owned) are out of state in Slidell, La. The other locally owned is in my home town Picayune,Ms. I rarely ever get a chance to go to Slidell. I'm worried about the fish I last bought from the one in Picayune, Ms. they all (one by one) started bleaching out and catching swim bladder, and then dying idk if they was just stressed out severly from tank not being cycled (as it was not) or if her tanks or sick what do ya'll think? I would like to get fish soon as I'm a really impatient person, but I think I done well with cycling my tank properly this time.
Ps. For any nazis out there that say my ph will kill anything (as this has happened on utube). I'm questioning and finding out if fish are farmed raised and anythat are (if I buy) will be going thro a very long (3-4hours) drip acclimation. Also I will be adding 2 smaller internal filters to handle any over stocking issues, if it is a tiny bit over stocked.
Problems Day 33 cycling
Day before yesterday(9:30pm) I tested my ammonia and it was 0ppm so I dosed it back to 4ppm, my nitrite reading was around 2ppm. Yesterday morning (9:30am) I tested ammonia it was at 0ppm so I dosed back to 4ppm and my nitrite reading was 5ppm. Last night I tested and my ammonia was at 2ppm and nitrite was at 0ppm. This morning ammonia was at .5 and nitrite at 0ppm. So why is my ammonia dropping so slow ? I also experienced (sometime between last night and this morning) a super Ph drop 8.0 down to 6.2. Did major water change to get ph up now its around 8 again (normal tap ph) and tested ammonia .5ppm nitrite .5ppm
