My New 5ft Tank Has Arrived (some Pictures)

[tayliajayne]

thanks

 

[wendywc]

i got some ceramic bio-rings to go into the filter, are they the same thing?

cheers

x

Nope. Not the same. It should be listed as an ammonia remover. And they do indeed work.

 

[~T~]

I dont blame you bout the sand, I think it looks unsighly unless its the course grain black stuff and even then that looks better in smaller tanks.

I'm not gonna give you grief about the lack of cycling or whatever but I would advise against adding any more fish for the time being and keeping a daily check on your water params.

 

[tayliajayne]

my friend who bought me the testing kit yesterday has just bought me this.

ammonia remover on ebay my friend just bought me


will that be okay?

cheers x

 

[smegforbrains]

It should be OK hun.


Just make sure you don't overdose

 

[tayliajayne]

okay thanks

 

[~T~]

It should be OK hun.


Just make sure you don't overdose

Would ammonia remover not slow down the cycle?

 

[Truck]

yes i suppose it would, but then when theres more ammonia because the filters cant convert it all your gonna add more which to me seems like and ongoing cycle and is just gonna slowly slow down and gett slower, im no expert but i guess it could stop the cycle if you dosed enough

 

[wendywc]

I've never used that one. The liquid treatments I've tried pale in comparison to the chips; those work amazing. Good luck though.

 

[tayliajayne]

some updated of the tank

 

[smegforbrains]

Looks stunning hun

How are you getting on with the maintenance?


What fish have you got in there now?

 

[tayliajayne]

thanks,

i clean the tank once or twice a week

but havnt been able to do it this week as have a bad flu, and i cant even stand up at the min

6 gourmis (2 xl orange, 4 kissing)
6 angel fish
around 20 red wag tails/micky mouse platies (some fry i have raised) have more in other tanks
9 tiger barbs
1 9inch pleco
4 louches (3 clown, 1 orange tailed louch?)
1 rainbow shark
2 afican dwarf frogs
2 panda coryies
4/5 dimond tetras

 

[Jim Curtis]

Neat.

 

[catfish101]

thanks,

i clean the tank once or twice a week

but havnt been able to do it this week as have a bad flu, and i cant even stand up at the min

6 gourmis (2 xl orange, 4 kissing)
6 angel fish
around 20 red wag tails/micky mouse platies (some fry i have raised) have more in other tanks
9 tiger barbs
1 9inch pleco
4 louches (3 clown, 1 orange tailed louch?)
1 rainbow shark
2 afican dwarf frogs
2 panda coryies
4/5 dimond tetras

have you basicly doubled your stock in size...in less then a week and 2 weeks from starting the tank??have you not listened at all! also you need to do your best with the water chnges. Have you not lost any fish yet?




...ARE YOU DAFT? STOP BUYING FISH...YOUR ALMOST AT MAX COMPACITY AFTER 2WEEKS

 

[~T~]

They seem quite healthy, have you had any losses? Btw those dwarf frogs are really a waste of time in a community tank. Lucky if they last a few weeks, they really need a specialist setup(and even then they can be fragile).

I would agree though best not to add anymore fish until your tank stablises.