ScottVinVA
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hey all, my first post here.
I started out wanting a salt water tank, I know several people with them. But to see if it was something I wanted to get into, I went with a 10gal FW.
So, I have had this tank for months now and ready to move up. Do I want a larger FW or a larger SW tank? Not sure yet. However I started reading up. I have heard of cycling a SW tank but not a FW. When I set up my FW tank I let it sit over night with rinsed gravel someone gave me from a tank they had sitting dry. I also had water, a fake rock for hiding in and a filter. The next day, I bought a few Sarpe (sp) Tetras and that was it. I aclimated them and never had a problem?
Was this the wrong way to start a new tank and I was lucky or is this the normal way most newbs do it?
Thanks guys for any input.
Edit-
BTW My water was this before adding fish:
Nitrate = 20
Nitrite = 0
Hardness = 0
Alkalinity = 80
PH =7
I started out wanting a salt water tank, I know several people with them. But to see if it was something I wanted to get into, I went with a 10gal FW.
So, I have had this tank for months now and ready to move up. Do I want a larger FW or a larger SW tank? Not sure yet. However I started reading up. I have heard of cycling a SW tank but not a FW. When I set up my FW tank I let it sit over night with rinsed gravel someone gave me from a tank they had sitting dry. I also had water, a fake rock for hiding in and a filter. The next day, I bought a few Sarpe (sp) Tetras and that was it. I aclimated them and never had a problem?
Was this the wrong way to start a new tank and I was lucky or is this the normal way most newbs do it?
Thanks guys for any input.
Edit-
BTW My water was this before adding fish:
Nitrate = 20
Nitrite = 0
Hardness = 0
Alkalinity = 80
PH =7