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[joespontiac]

hi, first of all im new so a big hello to you all. Recently i was given a quite small fish tank + fish as the previous owner could no longer look after it. the tank also had a leak so the first thing i done was buy a secondhand 4ft (50 gallon) tank. i had to put the little fish in because of the leak and they were very uncomfortable in a small tank. i had read about cycling so had a rough idea on what to do. i decided to put the filter and media into the new tank and some of the water to bump start the cycle. i have been doing a few tests to see if all is well and it seems ok. all the fish look well and love the space. the water is slightly green but i hope this will go?

anyway its been about a week since the transfer and i have done some tests that i would like to run by you to get your opinion on the situation. results are as follows:

PH = 8
Nitrite = <0.3mg/l
Nitrate = 25mg/l
sorry i dont have an ammonia test kit

the fish are

3x rainbow chiclids about 2.5inches in length
2x golden gourami about 2inches
2x sailfin plecos one is 8inches and one is 11.5inches

im going to do a 50% water change to get rid of the nitrates
so what do you guys think?

 

[WILDER]

Whats your tap nitrate readng looks like its nearly cycled to me.

 

[joespontiac]

Whats your tap nitrate readng looks like its nearly cycled to me.

Tap nitrate looks like 12.5mg/l
I done a water change and the tank water is reading about 12.5 too

 

[WILDER]

Thats fine then, not long to go, a couple of days.
Good luck.

 

[joespontiac]

Thats fine then, not long to go, a couple of days.
Good luck.

thanks for the help

 

[piratedninja]

please dont put all those fish back into the small 10gallon tank
no wonder why the guy couldnt keep up with it

the 2 plecos alone where pushing the tanks limits far beyond its capacity, and then he had 5 other medium sized fish


the new tank should be fine as its pretty much cycled now

 

[joespontiac]

please dont put all those fish back into the small 10gallon tank
no wonder why the guy couldnt keep up with it

the 2 plecos alone where pushing the tanks limits far beyond its capacity, and then he had 5 other medium sized fish


the new tank should be fine as its pretty much cycled now

I know, the 11inch pleco could hardly move anywhere but they are all fine now with what must feel like a mansion to them