Tanksman

Another Aussie. Welcome to the forums!

He shouldn't be alone for too long - Keep your eyes peeled - If you notice a big fat momma hanging trying to keep out of the way of everyone grab her too and stick her in the breeding net - You-ll probably have half a dozen the next morning - If she's a good girl and doesn't decide to have em all for breakfast before you see them. :roll: Its a bit of a risk tho!

My Advice - Do the planet a favour and don't worry about mucking around with CO2 - Read this thread http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/scient ... 11356.html

I'd say its still food - especially for the danios, barbs and catfish. Best to leave til 15mm IMHO

Yep sad as ... and will only get worse. Leading weather scientists calling for a reduction in CO2 emissions to pre-industrial age levels. Well we definitely won't be reaching those levels any time soon.

Hi Ralphie and welcome to the forums. I hope you enjoy it. I've learned heaps here. What are the other dimensions of your new tank? And whereabouts is Tai Tapu - I'm a bit geographically illiterate!

I agree with Bill. I like the idea but where do you stop - What about plecos theyre cute and useful until it gets too big for the tank. And in my opinion I am sick to death of seeing LFS's sell a couple of goldfish and a 8 or so litre goldfish BOWL so that the goldfish can go off home to die slowly and probably painfully in a three year olds bedroom. That is what I would like LFS's to stop but hey if theres a buck in it they will do it. Besides who else will buy all the chemicals :evil:

What about in People? I think so long as the pure / pedigree species can be maintained there is not alot wrong with having Hybrid vigour in the nations commercial dairy herd's. Don't know much about Sheep and Beef so...

Sometimes crossbreeding could happen due to an aquarists enthusiasm and neglecting to know any better. It depends how much and how fast someone can learn the hobby but having access to this forum is a good place so hopefully a few less fish will be housed together and a few less Hybrids around. _Mongrels??

Which is a very high rate - but not as high as one tsp per 2 litres which is in the tank in question at the mo. And I doubt whether Glowlight tetras are as hardy or enjoy Hard water conditions like a killifish who lives in puddles and swamps

OK those fish are fine and should be hardy enough. The reading looks good - I have no experience with ammolock and DHT to research it. Your probly right that you don't have to change any water but IMHO no feed is required for 5 days to help reduce waste. The b/nose eats algae that will grow on side of tank and the platys and danios can eat little one cellers growing on the plants. Just keep testing the water and changing at least 9 - 10 litres - (1 bucket) every 2 days or so after you test the conditions. Looking good Bruce_see - sounz like you have it all happning at the mo with hospital and Land agents - Keep your chin up.

Hey Matthew Will you be using it in Marine or Freshwater setups?

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If you have used 1/2 tsp of salt per litre you need to change the water ASAP now that this treatment has been undertaken. I would say that 1 tsp to 20 litres would be a better dose rate however they are quite hardy so if you start changing water now you might be all right 50 percent now then 30 percent daily for at least 3 days IMHO. Hopefully your filter will keep up but that amount of salt added over two days may have killed it anyway so keep testing the water

Actually after looking again ammonia 0.5 is not too bad :oops: I read 5.0 first look. But nevertheless I don't think your tank has cycled yet and adding more fish today could quickly raise the levels again. Did you change any water today? Was it before or after the tests?

What other fish are in the tank Bruce_see? If there are fish you want to live may I suggest you try to find somewhere else for them for a week or so until the filter and tank have cycled. It is going to take awhile and your going to lose more by the looks of todays test results. Once the Ammonia falls away the nitrite will spike most likely. This is because the nitrite eating bacteria are sensitive to ammonia and will only start to build up after the ammonia has been eliminated. Do you know anyone down there who keeps fish who could either give them a temporary home or give you some water. IMHO you need a good 40 litres of cycled aquarium water to replace 40 of your 75 litres. If you were handy you could pick it up from me - A good excuse to do a water change - I'd stir abit of gravel up first which should free up some bacteria to start culturing your filter. Maybe Deco Pets might be able to help with a home (I wouldn't use water from a LFS in my tank -No offence to any LFS) while your tank finds an initial equilibrium. And you can save your money on the chemicals IMHO- It is debateable whether or not you can speed up the cycling with products like cycle. Given how they depend on Oxygen once in the filter how does the oxygen get in the bottle to keep them alive while they are on route to your place. I also think it is curious (outrageous) how half these things don't have expiry dates .... Not saying it doesn't work but like Caryl said above

Doesn't look like Riccia too me.

Yes they only go on when its low but how low would it go? Would it still get back to 28 If it didn't start at 25 instead from say 23 -24 with no heater overnight?

I am not a reefer but do you leave the heaters on overnight still? I'm considering turning my Freshtank heaters off as I'm at 28 as well in 600 litres.

Maybe we could go to Wonderworld

Live Brine shrimp are a pita. Besides I don't have fry at the mo to be bothered setting it up so its not such a pita but I have to do that soon. I have dried bloodworms though. Might get a bag of prawn shrimp then too? Should last 3 months or more in the freezer and at $5 pretty good for more variety I reckon.

I've been looking at something to have in the freeza for my new Tangs - N Pulcher. I have white worms, microworms, flake, and when I remember (which is never) I get daphnia from Goldfish bowl. I want to set up an outdoor water container to get mozzie larvae. I think I would have to cut the shrimp up because the pulchers are still small around 3 - 4 cm. I would be keen - BTW do we have a club night on Sunday??

Or overfeeding or the gravel wasn't washed properly when you setup the tank or more likely it just hasn't cycled yet - Once the filter is established there should be no ammonia or nitrites.

Absolutely Monaro and another thing - chuck that carbon in the rubbish - Use more bioballs or even plain gravel. Carbon only ends up biting you if you get a bit tardy replacing it. Using fine filter wool is good to polish the water but it clogs quickly and slows the flow so it needs replacing around fortnightly for best flows. It is not needed though but does help get the water crystal clear. Just take out the carbon and leave the filter for two months at least.