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im just finishing off cycling so i dont have a algae eater yet. any hints in what i should look for in terms of an algae eater? the tank is 33 gallon so a reasonable size should b taken into consideratoin :) are corydora melini algae eaters? if so i could possibly get 2 of these :D tazz

just tested the nitrAte lvls... im getting 5mg/L <- can anyone advise me if this is good plz? edit* oh and the ammonia and nitrite lvls are both zero :D thanks tazz

well just thought id post - i htink my cycle is finally coming to an end, i tested my water today and my nitrites had dropped from 1.6 to 0.6. and ammonia is zero. just a question... when should i perform a water change? when should i clean the filters? when should i vaccuum the gravel with...

i just bought a magnetic algae cleaner - once u use it, what do u clean it in? and will i ever have to replace the pad thats on the magnet?? thanks tazz

hey im still waiting for my tank to cycle.... :/ just wanna find out a little more about these fish : corydora melini red tail black shark thanks tazz

did a 10 % water change - the ammonia decreased but nitrites stayed the same... so i guess im gunna do another water change and re-test Wednesday 4 Dec (after a 10% water change) ammonia: 0.6 nitrite: 1.6 tazz (next water change and test pending)

Wednesday 4 Dec ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 1.6 <--- is this too high? how does one lower nitrite? water change? tazz

Sunday 1 Dec (did a 10% water change today) ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 0.1 tazz (sorry wasnt in all day yesterday - but when i checked the lvls today - ammonia was 2.4, and nitrite was 0.3 so i did a water change - waited a few then checked again)

Friday 29 Nov ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 0.1 tazz

Thursday 28 Nov ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 0.1 tazz

unfortunately the offer ends tommorrow heh.. but havnig said that - they will prolly have some others on special for the following 2 wks... so il have to head down to chek out what they have this time =) tazz

Wednesday 27 Nov Did a 10% water change today - and added treated water (added the water treatment in the bucket of water b4 i added the water to the tank) into the tank ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 0.1 tazz

Tuesday 26 Nov ammonia: 2.4 nitrite: 0.3 tazz

Monday 25 Nov ammonia: 1.2 - 2.4 nitrite: 0.1 tazz

Sunday 24 Nov ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 0.1 pH: 7.6 GH: 100ppm KH: 80ppm tazz

Saturday 23 Nov ammonia: 1.2 nitrite: 0.1 pH: 7.6 GH: 100ppm KH: 80ppm tazz :ninja:

Friday 22 nov 2002 ammonia: 0.6 - 1.2 (color was kinda closer to 0.6) nitrite: 0.1 pH: 7.6 GH: 100ppm KH: 80ppm tazz

hi and welcome =) uve found a great board here, ppl here r really hepful, and relatively quick at responding. one time i was gettin replies like in a chat LOL. im new to fish too but its a learning experience, and really fun stuff. hope u get all ur questions answered =) tazz :hyper:

hi and welcome kittyuk hope u learnign as much as i am lol. this is my first tank too - im so anxious to put fish in it!!! wait lol i put 7 danios in it to start the cycle. in ur case, ur cycling with fish food, which i read is another way to cycle. if the fishless cycle is working for ya...

sorry u cant shrink animated gif's cause the picture is made up of a buncha pics. if u resize it, it will only show a still of the first frame =( *edit* - might b able to edit each frame... using something like coffee cup gif creator - check www.download.com for gif editors or creators tazz

Thursday 21 Nov ammonia: 0.6 - 1.2 (color was kinda in between the 2 - not on any of them) nitrite: 0.1 pH: 7.6 GH: 100ppm KH: 80ppm tazz

i thought mollies need salty water though? would it b safe to add in some salt? how would that effect the otehr fish? tazz

heh good =) super pet have some really good deals id love to get in on, they only last 2 weeks though = (3 silver mollies for $3.88 cdn) tazz

took readings this morning ammonia: 0.6 nitrite: 0.1 pH: 7.6 GH: 100ppm KH: 80ppm tazz

once my tank has cycled, i was thinking of adding silver mollies in my tank, with some clown loaches. currently i have 6 zebra danios, and 1 leopard danio in there. i was wondering if i would get any probs with fin nipping or such if i added these. thanks tazz

Ammonia = 0 Nitrite = 0 tazz

heh nope... forgot to ask for it at the store... il get something on tuesday - when i have my day off from work ' how much of what do i need? LOL... can i get a sample of water from an established tank and add it in? tazz

well took some readings earlier - both ammonia and nitrites still at zero tazz

well just bought some zebra danios =) like 6 but the dude at teh store gave me a 7th for free - cause i waited for him =P they zippy lil fish eh =) love em hehe will prolly test the water when i come home from work in about 11 hrs from now... (11pm est) will post all results from those tests...

So.... all i do, is add in some cycle, monitor the lvls of ammonia and nitrite and nitrate. once ammonia and nitrite lvls are low, and nitrate is higher, the cycle is complete and i can add fish..? also, i did read about cycling b4, i got a few books out from the library, just want to ask...

well reading the lil pamphlet, i was to add 2 capfulls of cycle solution per 10 gallons to a newly developed tank, and repeat after 7 days. hope im doin this right LOL tazz

hmm can anyone give me advice on a fishless cycle plz? do i just add the "cycle" solution or what?? tazz

i guess so lol... well i just got the tank yesterday, set it u ptoday... havnt really had a chance to get any fish. but from what i read, in order to cycle the tank, once its set up, i run the tests every few days?? heh im all confused now = tazz

kewl! okay so when is it safe to add in fish? LOL i read that u should wait like a week or so - after testing... tazz

hi all just managed to set up the33 gallon tank i bought yesterday heh looks awesome =) anyway i added the water treatment to it, and started the water heater/water filter. everything is running fine but when i did the nitrite and ammonia tests, the water in the test tubes didnt even change...

hi all i just got my 33 US gallon aquarium =) hurrah for me =P anyway the kit i got gave me a water filter, water heater, some water supliments such as water conditioner, waste treatment, cycle treatment, flake food. bought some funky white and grey gravel too... my question is, there is no...

im not much of an expert when it comes to fish... but if a film is forming...sounds like some kinda fungus... is there a film forming on the fish? i also read that fin rot is caused by poor water conditions - make sure u have conditioner in the water, and its at the right temperature ~ 26 deg...

i just read in this book i got from the library that changing light effects the fish. and on that web site they have a laser that flashes different colors. not sure with lasers though...cause the color is mostly concentrated where it hits a surface. but if it does effect fish, the changing...

kewl thanks for the link =) i got a book from the library - about setting up aquariums... has some nice info in it, and shows a selection of fish and their names =D i have a question about feeding. in a large tank, how would you feed all the different species? like just drop in a little of...

dunno if this is a double post... but check the thread that u started called "Im a beginner" sub heading "new fish" i believe there r some suggestions there =) tazz