Da Squid
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello,
I've just started my fishless cycling. Day two and my amonia is around 4 ppm (havent bothered testing the nitrites yet) and my PH is 6. I know I need to raise the PH to cycle faster and that a waterchange is the obvious answer. I was just given some red porous rocks that a friend had in his aquarium. I don't have a picture handy yet but I believe it's commonly called lava rock. Is this supposed to help raise PH? I only have a small amount of it so I doubt the effect will be very impressive.
Other info, its a 55g freshwater tank with a decent amount of driftwood, turfave mvp, and a pile of rocks I pulled out of my garden. Driftwood and rocks were soaked/boiled. I dont have any plants yet, but hope to put some low to medium greenage in there in about a week. Lights will be one or two 54 watt T5 bulbs. I plan on getting peaceful community fish (probably amazon stufff mostly) when the cycle is finished.
Any tips on raising PH while cycling will be appreciated! Thanks
I've just started my fishless cycling. Day two and my amonia is around 4 ppm (havent bothered testing the nitrites yet) and my PH is 6. I know I need to raise the PH to cycle faster and that a waterchange is the obvious answer. I was just given some red porous rocks that a friend had in his aquarium. I don't have a picture handy yet but I believe it's commonly called lava rock. Is this supposed to help raise PH? I only have a small amount of it so I doubt the effect will be very impressive.
Other info, its a 55g freshwater tank with a decent amount of driftwood, turfave mvp, and a pile of rocks I pulled out of my garden. Driftwood and rocks were soaked/boiled. I dont have any plants yet, but hope to put some low to medium greenage in there in about a week. Lights will be one or two 54 watt T5 bulbs. I plan on getting peaceful community fish (probably amazon stufff mostly) when the cycle is finished.
Any tips on raising PH while cycling will be appreciated! Thanks