Hi I have been snooping around for quite awhile and just decided to dive in to these warm waters. I am somewhat new to aquariums, but I have owned them my whole life if that makes any sense. I have a 20 gallon that has been going for almost 2 years now that has recently become my temporary quarentine tank. Its a Marineland LED 20, with a Penguin 150 bio-wheel filter, and the supplied in kit heater.
My 45 Gallon Tall is an Aqueon with a real nice stand, Flourescent lighting, Aqueon Pro 150 Heater, and for filtration I have a Fluval 206 that process all of my water 4.6 times per hour. It was setup using the ATM Colony solution for a quicker nitration cycle. It sat for 7 days, after 3 the water was absoulutely crystal clear; PH 7.4, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 0, Ammonia 0, but sinse I am concerned about the Hardness being 142 PPM. I do have fish in the tank right now that I have added slowly in groups of 4-6 based on size. It has been two weeks now completely setup. My initial fish were 3 baby Gourami about 1" long, and 2 Panda Corydora. I have 4 More Pandas on the way. At the end of week 1 I placed in 6 Red Minor Tetras. All of the fish were very happy and after 3 days level stayed 100% the same. Yesterday I added 4 Long-finned Leopard Danios. My water temps are tested every 4-6 hours. Parameters are checked daily. The fish are fed three kinds of food throughout the week, in 4 small feeding sessions. All of the fish so far seem vibrant and happy. There are allot of warm colors in the tank though and am looking for something to offset this. Maybe 2-3 Blue Guppies. Suggestions are more than welcome.
My only other quetion would be...... Does salinity come into play in freshwater tanks?
My 45 Gallon Tall is an Aqueon with a real nice stand, Flourescent lighting, Aqueon Pro 150 Heater, and for filtration I have a Fluval 206 that process all of my water 4.6 times per hour. It was setup using the ATM Colony solution for a quicker nitration cycle. It sat for 7 days, after 3 the water was absoulutely crystal clear; PH 7.4, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 0, Ammonia 0, but sinse I am concerned about the Hardness being 142 PPM. I do have fish in the tank right now that I have added slowly in groups of 4-6 based on size. It has been two weeks now completely setup. My initial fish were 3 baby Gourami about 1" long, and 2 Panda Corydora. I have 4 More Pandas on the way. At the end of week 1 I placed in 6 Red Minor Tetras. All of the fish were very happy and after 3 days level stayed 100% the same. Yesterday I added 4 Long-finned Leopard Danios. My water temps are tested every 4-6 hours. Parameters are checked daily. The fish are fed three kinds of food throughout the week, in 4 small feeding sessions. All of the fish so far seem vibrant and happy. There are allot of warm colors in the tank though and am looking for something to offset this. Maybe 2-3 Blue Guppies. Suggestions are more than welcome.
My only other quetion would be...... Does salinity come into play in freshwater tanks?
