Fishless cycling

[Essjay]

There are GH testers available, they are often sold in a pack with KH testers. Avoid test strips, many of those only measure soft water and if your water is hard you get a false reading.

 

[IdoA]

Yes.

How? Does the API master kit test it?

 

[Essjay]

The API master test kit has testers for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH (both standard and high range). The GH and KH set has to be bought separately.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

How? Does the API master kit test it?

Only for pH.

 

[IdoA]

The API master test kit has testers for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH (both standard and high range). The GH and KH set has to be bought separately.

Turns out the GH in my area is 8.5 (Asked a friend that lives near by).

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

Turns out the GH in my area is 8.5 (Asked a friend that lives near by).

That is soft, I believe.

 

[IdoA]

So will honey gurami and neon tetras do fine?

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

So will honey gurami and neon tetras do fine?

pH means, yes.
Tank size means, not really.

 

[Essjay]

60 cm wide, 28cm tall, Depth is: 22cm.

That is an unusually shaped 10 gallons. Most here tend to have a small footprint but tall. With it being 60 cm long I forgot it was just 10 gallons rather than 15 as 60 cm tanks usually are.

The length and width is OK for honey gouramis and neons but the volume means you can't have many fish. Neons are shoaling fish and a shoal of 10 would be enough for this this tank on their own. A male/female pair of honey gouramis would be OK without the neons.

I would choose either gouramis and have a male/female pair, or a shoal of 10 neon tetras. But not both together in 10 gallons.

 

[IdoA]

So what schooling fish can I have with one honey gurami? I like the idea of a center piece fish and schooling fish to go with it

That is an unusually shaped 10 gallons. Most here tend to have a small footprint but tall. With it being 60 cm long I forgot it was just 10 gallons rather than 15 as 60 cm tanks usually are.

The length and width is OK for honey gouramis and neons but the volume means you can't have many fish. Neons are shoaling fish and a shoal of 10 would be enough for this this tank on their own. A male/female pair of honey gouramis would be OK without the neons.

I would choose either gouramis and have a male/female pair, or a shoal of 10 neon tetras. But not both together in 10 gallons.

 

[Essjay]

A 10 gallon tank is not really big enough for gouramis and shoaling fish. Although the tank is long enough to provide the swimming length they all need, it is narrow front to back and not very tall. The amount of water in the tank is not enough for both.

 

[IdoA]

A 10 gallon tank is not really big enough for gouramis and shoaling fish. Although the tank is long enough to provide the swimming length they all need, the amount of water in the tank is not enough for both.

Got it..
So is there any other center piece fish you recommend that can go with some schooling fish?

 

[Essjay]

I can't think of anything, though other members will be able to suggest something.

 

[IdoA]

I can't think of anything, though other members will be able to suggest something.

essentially Im looking for a community tank

 

[IdoA]

What about cleaning guys?
How should I clean the gravel every once in a while? I really hate the idea of having to suck the end of a tube...
Any more options?