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Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
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missie said:so I planned on getting fish today. tested water . ammonia 0. nitrite.0 nitrate 40 0r 80ppm. Never seen it that high before. should i do a big water change and can i still get a few fishies?
SO- my tank newly cycled ..got a few fishies... nitrate still pretty high after 2 water changes..any advice?
missie said:SO- my tank newly cycled ..got a few fishies... nitrate still pretty high after 2 water changes..any advice?
ive done 2 water changes of more then 50%. paramaters are perfect otherwise!
Rebel1970 said:ok I will check things again. I used Ace Hardware ammonia, I have read that it is one of the best. I did add the dechlorinator when I filled the tank too. Lights are on 24/7. 9 oout of 10 articles I have read say not to add substrate and plants until it has ran for about 2 weeks. I will be doing that in the next couple of days. Some people say to add the substrate and plants right away. I think that is personal preference, not sure about that yet. Temp is at 80f as well. As always I am open to suggestions. If I need to wait... not a problem. What about a pwc? I have read that some people do that during the cycling period. About 30% is what I am reading. Others say not until it has cycled. Or is this a crap shoot too. Thanks for the advice. I will keep you posted.
Orifii said:I am thinking of rinsing my goldfish filter foam into my new cichlid aquarium to seed it. Should I do this or will it cause problems?
One more thing...What about the GH/KH, Phosphates, Copper and PH testing? What should be done here? My PH is at 8.2 Should I be testing for all above mentioned? Or is that a "not to worry about" type of thing? Thanks again.