Viperboy
Aquarium Advice Freak
Well I know it can take up to 6 weeks but i was hoping for a little sooner. I have just hit the 2 week mark and here are my readings ....
Ammonia: 5 ppm
Nitrite: .25 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
I added some gravel from an established tank at about the 6th day of the cycle in some panty hoes and figured that would speed it up. Couple questions ..... am I on the right track so far? how much longer do you think it will be cause i know i still need the bacteria that converts nitrites to nitrates.
One question i had was should i move some of the gravel out of the panty hoes and put it into the extra media cartridge on my emperor 280 so that the stuff on the gravel gets transported right to the bio wheel. Also once i see ammonia at 0 and nitrites at 0 and nitrates a little high i do a PWC but how big of one do i do .... and i did get a python that 50' which i will be using all 50' of it just about cause my tank is far away from the closest sink but does anyone have tips on using it for the first time ... i dont wanna spill water or anything bad like that.
Also concerning the stocking when the cycle is finally done, i was thinking about some zebra danios , some tetras of some sort, some kind of bottom feeder, and maybe a dwarf gourimi ....... is this a good list and would i be able to add anymore? also any tips on food for these fish? ..... and when i go to get these fish at the store what should i look for? and when i take them home how do i put em in the water? do i just open the bag and put them in or do i have to float em or something? ... TIA guys
Ray
Ammonia: 5 ppm
Nitrite: .25 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
I added some gravel from an established tank at about the 6th day of the cycle in some panty hoes and figured that would speed it up. Couple questions ..... am I on the right track so far? how much longer do you think it will be cause i know i still need the bacteria that converts nitrites to nitrates.
One question i had was should i move some of the gravel out of the panty hoes and put it into the extra media cartridge on my emperor 280 so that the stuff on the gravel gets transported right to the bio wheel. Also once i see ammonia at 0 and nitrites at 0 and nitrates a little high i do a PWC but how big of one do i do .... and i did get a python that 50' which i will be using all 50' of it just about cause my tank is far away from the closest sink but does anyone have tips on using it for the first time ... i dont wanna spill water or anything bad like that.
Also concerning the stocking when the cycle is finally done, i was thinking about some zebra danios , some tetras of some sort, some kind of bottom feeder, and maybe a dwarf gourimi ....... is this a good list and would i be able to add anymore? also any tips on food for these fish? ..... and when i go to get these fish at the store what should i look for? and when i take them home how do i put em in the water? do i just open the bag and put them in or do i have to float em or something? ... TIA guys
Ray