Dregaunis
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi folks,
I have read the article on fishless cycling The (almost) Complete Guide and FAQ to Fishless Cycling - Aquarium Advice
I love the idea and the science behind it, as well as this being the humane way to cycle an aquarium. I really didn't want to get some hardy fish and watch them die slowly.
However it doesn't have any suggestions as to additives for 100% R/O DI water.
My municiple water system uses chloramines instead of chlorine and the PH is VERY high, well, here's the link to my municiple water source.
Water Quality - City of Sioux Falls
I know 100% pure RO isn't needed, but I simply want to "reset" my water so I don't have to fight with PH lowering or hardness levels. I tried this when I was younger and only had a 20gallon tank, and it was hell. And I paid 100 bucks for the filter so I'm going to use it to the full extent haha.
Here is a link to the filter 6 Stage Aquarium Reef Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System Ro Di 100 GPD | eBay
I am needing information on when to add things to the aquarium such as a peat ball to keep the PH at a certain level (I'm not sure if the peat ball will absorb amonia when it's at its highest levels and keep leeching trace amounts or not) . Then also when to add the trace elements and buffers, I don't know if I should add them during the cycle, or just before I add the fish. I would think I should add the PH buffers & peat ball after the cycling is done, but with the PH I am going to want (around 6.5 to 7) I don't want to mess it up.
Is there a guide out there for people who use 100% RO water? I really don't want a huge PH swing to happen while I'm cycling, I'm already having a hard enough time getting my biohome media to my door, stamps.com evidently likes to change zip codes to different cities.
I'm really excited to get a hold of a bunch of baby black veil angelfish so I really want to do this right
Thank you for any help you can provide, sorry if I rambled :-/
Doug
I have read the article on fishless cycling The (almost) Complete Guide and FAQ to Fishless Cycling - Aquarium Advice
I love the idea and the science behind it, as well as this being the humane way to cycle an aquarium. I really didn't want to get some hardy fish and watch them die slowly.
However it doesn't have any suggestions as to additives for 100% R/O DI water.
My municiple water system uses chloramines instead of chlorine and the PH is VERY high, well, here's the link to my municiple water source.
Water Quality - City of Sioux Falls
I know 100% pure RO isn't needed, but I simply want to "reset" my water so I don't have to fight with PH lowering or hardness levels. I tried this when I was younger and only had a 20gallon tank, and it was hell. And I paid 100 bucks for the filter so I'm going to use it to the full extent haha.
Here is a link to the filter 6 Stage Aquarium Reef Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System Ro Di 100 GPD | eBay
I am needing information on when to add things to the aquarium such as a peat ball to keep the PH at a certain level (I'm not sure if the peat ball will absorb amonia when it's at its highest levels and keep leeching trace amounts or not) . Then also when to add the trace elements and buffers, I don't know if I should add them during the cycle, or just before I add the fish. I would think I should add the PH buffers & peat ball after the cycling is done, but with the PH I am going to want (around 6.5 to 7) I don't want to mess it up.
Is there a guide out there for people who use 100% RO water? I really don't want a huge PH swing to happen while I'm cycling, I'm already having a hard enough time getting my biohome media to my door, stamps.com evidently likes to change zip codes to different cities.
I'm really excited to get a hold of a bunch of baby black veil angelfish so I really want to do this right
Thank you for any help you can provide, sorry if I rambled :-/
Doug