southcity
New Member
I have been reading at this forum for a few days and started my aquarium today. I bought ammonia and added enough to bring my readings up to 5ppm. My questions are:
1. When I do my large water change once the tank has cycled, will I also be cleaning it, there was mention that it could very well be brown algae everywhere and it will look quite nasty. So do I remove any plastic plants and wash them off? Do I scrub the glass to clear it?
2. When I refill after my large water change will I be adding conditioner to the water? Any time I do a partial water change am I adding conditioner?
3. If I understand this correctly the cycling procedure is to get the filter properly adjusted, so when I change the filter, what happens then?
I know these will be dumb questions for most people on this forum but this is my first tank and I want to get it right.
Thanks to rdd1952 for the instructions I am following to cycle my tank, and also to anyone who can answer my questions. I appreciate any help I can get.
1. When I do my large water change once the tank has cycled, will I also be cleaning it, there was mention that it could very well be brown algae everywhere and it will look quite nasty. So do I remove any plastic plants and wash them off? Do I scrub the glass to clear it?
2. When I refill after my large water change will I be adding conditioner to the water? Any time I do a partial water change am I adding conditioner?
3. If I understand this correctly the cycling procedure is to get the filter properly adjusted, so when I change the filter, what happens then?
I know these will be dumb questions for most people on this forum but this is my first tank and I want to get it right.
Thanks to rdd1952 for the instructions I am following to cycle my tank, and also to anyone who can answer my questions. I appreciate any help I can get.