NonstickRon
Fish Crazy
Ok, tap water numbers from RHI master kit:
PH 8.8 or higher
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate .5
7-10 gallon bow front (I lost count when filling it! Aaahh!!)
Washed play sand substrate
Added half a bottle of Tetra Safestart
Added Tetra Aquasafe
Marineland Biowheel 100
15? inch bubble wall
Temp avgs in the lower 80s (its hot here)
24 hours later added 3 assorted corys and 6 harlequin rasboras
Tested throughout the week, ammonia never dropped below 1.0
Have been doing 20% (2 gallons) water changes, with 1/2 tsp of Neutral regulator per gallon, every day. 1/2 tsp of salt per gallon.
End of week numbers:
PH 7.8
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0 (was up to .25 midweek then went back down)
Nitrate .5 (was up to 5ppm midweek)
Um...what now...does this look on track? Fish all seem fine.
PH 8.8 or higher
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate .5
7-10 gallon bow front (I lost count when filling it! Aaahh!!)
Washed play sand substrate
Added half a bottle of Tetra Safestart
Added Tetra Aquasafe
Marineland Biowheel 100
15? inch bubble wall
Temp avgs in the lower 80s (its hot here)
24 hours later added 3 assorted corys and 6 harlequin rasboras
Tested throughout the week, ammonia never dropped below 1.0
Have been doing 20% (2 gallons) water changes, with 1/2 tsp of Neutral regulator per gallon, every day. 1/2 tsp of salt per gallon.
End of week numbers:
PH 7.8
Ammonia 1.0
Nitrite 0 (was up to .25 midweek then went back down)
Nitrate .5 (was up to 5ppm midweek)
Um...what now...does this look on track? Fish all seem fine.