rustedscrapmetal
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello, everyone. I just started up a 55 gallon after having a 10 gallon for a while, and finding it inadequate for my fish keeping desires. It has now been made into a quarantine tank. Well, I ran the fishless cycle, and it took longer than expected. A month and a half, but I was patient. Now I am slowly putting in freshwater community fish, and so far, all is well. I test my water constantly, and nothing has spiked yet. Water changes and maintenance is oddly enough easier in the 55, though.
I did have one minor set back. I have a light hood that hovers over the tank. After two days, one fish energetically jumped out at night. I fixed this problem by getting some custom cut glass panels. There's a half inch gap at the ends of each piece for air circulation. So far so good.
Wish me luck as I slowly introduce new fish! Quick question: how long should I wait before introducing more fish? I've been waiting a full two weeks between getting new fish. Is that enough to be certain the bacteria's caught up?
I did have one minor set back. I have a light hood that hovers over the tank. After two days, one fish energetically jumped out at night. I fixed this problem by getting some custom cut glass panels. There's a half inch gap at the ends of each piece for air circulation. So far so good.
Wish me luck as I slowly introduce new fish! Quick question: how long should I wait before introducing more fish? I've been waiting a full two weeks between getting new fish. Is that enough to be certain the bacteria's caught up?