Cycling

[cconnel1]

hey guys im new to this whole thing and i will for sure being having many questions. however i have done some research and i am in the process of cycling my tank. i have a 55 gallon with a tetra ts 3060 filter. my first question is about my ph, which is at 7.6 and has been for about 4 days now, is this something i need to worry about cause ive read that you should be at around a neutral 7. my next question is how often should i be adding the prime water conditioner that i bought?

thanks and all opinions will be greatly appreciated

 

[blert]

Your pH is fine. Stability is more important than being at any specific value.

Add Prime when you do a PWC.

 

[cconnel1]

those i do every week, and what is an ideal percentage on the PWC

 

[Calypso77]

Are you doing a fishless or fish in cycle?

 

[cconnel1]

fish in cycle, i have some feeder goldfish, as i have been reading it isnt the best process but i had a friend who has had many tanks over the years say this is how he has always done it

 

[Calypso77]

Ya only problem is your then stuck with the fish afterwards. FishI cycles you should be testing daily and doing daily 50% water changes.

 

[cconnel1]

so daily water changes?, and the fish will be going into my nephews goldfish tank