FishGyrlFriend
New Member
Now that my aquarium is getting more established...I have a couple questions
pertaining to cleaning my 55 GALLON tank
#1 - How do i use the large siphon vacuem?
#2 - We were concerned about water displacement since we hadnt added everything but now we arent adding much more so originally we only filled it so that there is about 5 inches of space from the top of the tank to the water level. Do we do the 20% water change THEN just add all the water we need to add? Or just add that additional water and change it later?
Also.. What chemicals are best for PH levels? What chemicals do you use to keep nitrite levels down?
My tank just went through its bacterial bloom phaze and is now clearing up very nicely on its own..but the ph levels are a lil high and now there are nitrite levels showing up. Do we just let it go through that part of the cycle and just watch the levels or should we add anything? I put in some aquarium salt (1 tablespoon per 5 gallons as my LFS said) to try to reduce the PH. Am i doing the right thing?
Thanks!
pertaining to cleaning my 55 GALLON tank
#1 - How do i use the large siphon vacuem?
#2 - We were concerned about water displacement since we hadnt added everything but now we arent adding much more so originally we only filled it so that there is about 5 inches of space from the top of the tank to the water level. Do we do the 20% water change THEN just add all the water we need to add? Or just add that additional water and change it later?
Also.. What chemicals are best for PH levels? What chemicals do you use to keep nitrite levels down?
My tank just went through its bacterial bloom phaze and is now clearing up very nicely on its own..but the ph levels are a lil high and now there are nitrite levels showing up. Do we just let it go through that part of the cycle and just watch the levels or should we add anything? I put in some aquarium salt (1 tablespoon per 5 gallons as my LFS said) to try to reduce the PH. Am i doing the right thing?
Thanks!