I might be a pest for a month or two while I try and figure out how to best care for our families new fish... help and patience are appreciated.
So things are going well but I have a couple of questions for my first at bat.
1. I have a gravel vacuum but I'm not sure how to use it. How do I initiate the suction of water through the hose. The tank isn't near a sink (30 feet away) do I need an extension or can I drain into a bucket, five gallons at a time?
2. I put some driftwood into the tank that was supposed to be clean. I ran the tank for a week and nothing was growing on it. I introduced some neon tetras and now there is a very white cloud growing along one surface of the wood. It looks very soft sort of like the fur of a stuffed animal or cotton candy. Should I take the wood out and bleach it, rinse it and put it back or should I let the tank stabilize (I know that I am putting in fish, food, and cycle bacteria starter and that things are supposed to happen) ?
Thanks for any advice.
Pairustwo
So things are going well but I have a couple of questions for my first at bat.
1. I have a gravel vacuum but I'm not sure how to use it. How do I initiate the suction of water through the hose. The tank isn't near a sink (30 feet away) do I need an extension or can I drain into a bucket, five gallons at a time?
2. I put some driftwood into the tank that was supposed to be clean. I ran the tank for a week and nothing was growing on it. I introduced some neon tetras and now there is a very white cloud growing along one surface of the wood. It looks very soft sort of like the fur of a stuffed animal or cotton candy. Should I take the wood out and bleach it, rinse it and put it back or should I let the tank stabilize (I know that I am putting in fish, food, and cycle bacteria starter and that things are supposed to happen) ?
Thanks for any advice.
Pairustwo