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Ohh crap!!! Yeah he brought over fish I don't want
It's sad because I can't get rid of them so
He has a community tank in his house if they need a home
Although the meat head said they would die in 3 days.. Kinda
Cruel if ya ask me ... We'll yeah we put chlorinating removal
Products and stress...
Hi Jen.. Don't get mad at me... I had the tank going 4 weeks.. Used stress zyme
4 caps 2 times a week and it's 55 gallon yeah and a canister marineland
C-360 I'll post a pic of the tank.... We'll it was going for 3 weeks then on the
24th my brother brought over 6 fish these little minnow...
With a 4 week old tank and filter how long
Does it take to establish the bio filter to
Bring ammonia levels down ...
It's a 55 gallon with a marineland 360 canister
By untreated water do you mean using that
Chlorine removing chemical I have??
If so do you have to treat water before the change?
Or do I dump the water in the tank then toss the chlorine
Remover in it
People told me not to change the water..
Said it would make no difference since it's a
3 week old tank and the canister filter is brand
New.. Told me to not add any anti ammonia stuff
I do have stress zyme bacteria going in there..
But then again I'm sure people have opinions on that
I read...
Ohh heck I did not know that .. Fish Beg for food??? I was feeling REAL bad everytime I passed the tank!!! so I was feeding 2 to 3 times and id wait till they were done and would swim away!!
There is NO food in my tank I did NOT give these fish anything they did not Eat.. but my brother said...
I have 4 tiger barb and 2 mollies in a new tank..
I figured they would be dead by now since its a 3 week old tank..
I feed them once a day.. BUT they ALWAYS hang around the one side of the tank I feed them and even when I get off the sofa to do anything they run to the top waiting for...
I put this Hydor circulation unit in my tank..
It's only 425gph Wich is good my last overpowered
One was pushing crap all around the tank..
Question. My brother told me to place it up high
To circulate the water on top so crap does not
Form on the water.. I wanted it a bit lower
Because when I...
Hey thanks so much :) I put some flakes in.. They went nuts
Like they were not fed in months..
My only other issue is my **** ammonia
Levels .. We'll it's a 2 week old tank .. I'll do my best
My ph hovers around 7.6 but I guess I'm not to worried about that
Thank you!!!
My brother just bought me 2 Molly's and 3 tiger barbs
For my tank.. I looked online for feeding instructions
I tossed flakes in the tank and they are still looking
For food 30 min later...
By the way I finished my first tank :) thanks everyone for all your help
Along the way
Might change the...
Oh thanks.. So that one is not a magnate huh ..
Ok... I'll do a ebay search.. If I decide to use the
Maxi jet maybe I should tie a string to it
So incase the Suctions fall off it won't fall and screw
Up my sand
Ohh that's nice!!! Ok..
What I'm worried about is do I need to return
The maxi jet I have ?? It has 3 suction
Cups for the inside of the tank.. If it fails
It's going to shoot sand all over..
Do I go out and buy a magnetic one??
The only magnetic ones I have seen
Are Hydors and it's almost 80...
I'm not sure the different pump functions.
Powerhead, circulating, utility pump.
All looks the same to me..
Think this thing will blow my fish all over
And yep if it falls and the suction cups fail
It's going to blow sand all over
Yep it's me :)
In my new 55gallon tank freshwater.. My brother bought
Me a marineland maxi-jet 1200.. Looks like the largest pump they make
295 gph powerhead and 1300 gph circulating pump.. It looks like the unit has multiple ways
To set it up.. They say
1 powerhead
2 utility pump
3...
I have a 55 gallon tank 46 inches long and 18 inches high
my sand is 2 and a half inches to one spot that is 3 inches..
looks ok to me but a friend said I may have to much sand..
Id attach a picture but its not letting me