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I put a nice sized ornamental bridge from a friends tank into mine. But I think I may have over did it with the ammonia.
I know that I may have to do a partial water change.
But by putting in too much ammonia did I harm the helpful bacteria I am trying to cultivate?
Okay, so I've added some ammonia to the tank.
I'm going to add some plants and add some filter squeezings from another established aquarium into my filter.
Then I wait for the nitrogen cycle to kick in.
Does anyone have any suggestions or comments on what I should be looking out for?
My test just completed appears to be closest to 7.6 on the API test kit. Since I'm considering stocking a community tank I figured getting it closest to neutral would be a natural choice, no?
As I have learned more recently things have changed since the last time that I did a lot of my research on this hobby.
That's the magic number, I was wondering what a minimum school would be. :)
Actually in doing further research I've learned it's the other way around these little crayfish are extremely docile. So much so in fact that when they molt they actually become the targets of the loaches.
I understand the concern that many have with introducing crayfish a.k.a. freshwater...
I'm restarting a 20 gallon tank following a 4 year hiatus. I'm proposing the following as a population:
2 Mini Mexican lobster
2 Dwarf blue lobster
4 Kuhli loach
2 Dwarf sunset gourami
2 Female beta
4 Neon tetra
4 Cardinal tetra
I know the rule of 1 gallon per inch of fish. But my thought is...
I found the instructions for the plastic bottle filter baffle and it's working for now. The fish have really gotten comfortable and are swimming all over the place and exploring their new home.
Tomorrow I'll be adding some shrimp and a gourami or perhaps a betta.
Okay, I added 5 Harlequin rasboras and 9 tetras. I have run into a bit of an issue with my filtration systems though, they water currents they create are very strong and are making it impossible for the fish to move freely around the tank. The filters I have once again are the Hagen Fluval U2...
Will do! Thank you for your advice I really appreciate it! :thumb:
Some questions:
I should add the fish slowly and not dump several species in all at once, correct?
What are your thoughts to my community proposal?
proposal for community
My aquarium has the following specifications:
15 gallon (US)
1-15watt 6700°K bulb
1-15watt 5000°K bulb
Hagen Fluval U2 Underwater Filter
Marineland Penguin Bio-Wheel Filter
Rena Air 100 air pump
18 inch bubble wand
My desired community aquarium is as follows:
7 cherry...
Yes, I am sorry that I was not more explicit about that in my posts from yesterday.
***Edit***
Also, FYI I'm using seeded filter media from a friends tank.
Okay, I upped the NH3 to 4 ppm @ 7pm. Let's see what happens.
I upped the NH3 to 4 ppm a couple of times prior to a big pwc yesterday (to get rid of some high NO3 levels). Do you really think think I need yet another re-up?
Am I ready to add fish?
07/18/2011 @ 5:55PM
Ammonia: 0 ppm
NitrIte: 0 ppm
NitrAte: 10 ppm
PH: 7.6 (nice bluish color)
Hi Ph: yellow in color (cannot really tell)
Regarding the Hi Ph number, any idea what this might indicate?
So am I ready?
Okay, so it has been a bit longer than a week. My tank went through a cycle and I'm doing it once again for good measure. :cool:
I have a question about NO3; Is there an aquarium cycle to rid my fish tank of that the way I was able to get rid of the NO2? :)