Tropicalswiss
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Jul 6, 2017
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Hey everyone, so i got my first tank (since when i was 6 and had a red fish), a tetra evolution whatnot 100L (26 gallons) basically i was gonna do it proper, i've been reading up for a couple of months about tetras and neocardinia, but fish in switzerland are crazy expansive and the shop had a 50% sale, long story short, i bought 15 neon tetras but my tank barely had time to cycle (1 week) it must be said i used both safe start and bactozyme from tetra (i had no spikes, put a tiny amount of food for the bacteria, and have soil under the gravel), and they (tetra the brand) say i could do it the same day, one of my friend said that he did so with guppies with no problems, but i am still worried about the tank being stable (it was with no fishes), i only have 2 plants and im waiting for the others but its not gonna happen until next week should i worry about oxigen for my beautiful fishes or not? My bubbler and 2 sponge filters are also late so thats what worries me the most. I cant find where i wrote down the results of the drop test yesterday but im checking 2-3 times a day with the strips as a guideline/early warning, as soon as i find the paper ill write them here or just take another test this evening (6hours or so).. do you guys think im in for trouble?
Update:
So i just got home and i really have to shower and eat afterwards ill do a proper test in the meantime tetra 6in1 strips says:
No3 ~15
No2 ~0
Gh ~8d
Kh ~8d
Ph ~7.5
Cl2 0
Im thinking 20% water change?
I gave up finding the post it lol
Edit: given that they have been in there for just an afternoon they seem rather happy? Its my understanding they should be schooling from the trauma of the car ride/new water? They seem all over the place playing catch?
https://vimeo.com/224502329
Update:
So i just got home and i really have to shower and eat afterwards ill do a proper test in the meantime tetra 6in1 strips says:
No3 ~15
No2 ~0
Gh ~8d
Kh ~8d
Ph ~7.5
Cl2 0
Im thinking 20% water change?
I gave up finding the post it lol
Edit: given that they have been in there for just an afternoon they seem rather happy? Its my understanding they should be schooling from the trauma of the car ride/new water? They seem all over the place playing catch?
https://vimeo.com/224502329
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