ProjectMayhem
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After asking the manufacturers if I could pick it up today rather than have it delivered on Saturday (Fluval are just down the road from me). They agreed, it does mean the gravel and plants aren't ready yet but it's a start. I've begun to set it up using an old filter I was using with the 16.5 litre tank which if anyone wants they can have it free of charge. The U3 Fluval filter I took out one of the filters from my other U3 and switched them so they both have a 3 month used one and a brand new filter. They're all running and my heater is now heating it up to 24 degrees it's on 22 now which isn't bad.
I have also added some stuff which came with the aquarium from Fluval which sounds like it's a tub of bacteria and speeds up the initial set up cycle, never used it before so thought I'd give it a go, it looks like bread crumbs on the bottom until I add the 20kg's of gravel to the bottom tomorrow and put in the plants at the weekend. It says it can complete the initial cycle in just 3 days, I'm not silly enough to try that and think it's a bit irresponsible of Fluval to say that, maybe it would be ok for hardier fish but put angels or something in to a 3 day cycled tank regardless of the bacteria you added, they're going to die.
I have also added some stuff which came with the aquarium from Fluval which sounds like it's a tub of bacteria and speeds up the initial set up cycle, never used it before so thought I'd give it a go, it looks like bread crumbs on the bottom until I add the 20kg's of gravel to the bottom tomorrow and put in the plants at the weekend. It says it can complete the initial cycle in just 3 days, I'm not silly enough to try that and think it's a bit irresponsible of Fluval to say that, maybe it would be ok for hardier fish but put angels or something in to a 3 day cycled tank regardless of the bacteria you added, they're going to die.
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