Hey guys,
Just throwing a few other misc questions around here to get some answers. They've been asked before, but they haven't been answered exclusively and I don't want to bump old threads.
1) Someone told me that when I'm adding water, I should always add a dechlorinator first. This is something I have never ever done. I assume I should buy some from the store, and follow the directions. I have two questions about that:
- My filter has a little "spout" that kind of inserts it via that method. Should I use that, or place directly into the water? This question won't matter pending the answer of the next one:
- Do I add dechlorinator to the water before adding it to the tank? Or can I add, then decholorinate?
2) I've noted that there appears to be this white, possibly chalky looking substance that's all around my filter and my hood. What is this, is it dangerous, and how do you treat?
3) My vacuum seems to be really weak. I guess it's because the actual hose line part is thin, not sure, but it doesn't seem to get enough umph to do anything. All I do is hit the gravel, it stirs it up into the water and I spend time trying to move the vacuum around trying to get it, but it fails. Any recommendations? I'm sure the Python is the recommendation to be, however I don't have the money to warrant it right now for a 10g tank.
4) Lighting and Air Pump. It has been discussed before that lighting should be on 10-12 hours per day. It has also been discussed that the air pump should be on when the light is off, when the plants aren't photosynthesizing. Is this correct? Also, does it matter the physical time of day it is when I do this? Or is it my choice when I choose to have one on, and the other? I only have two plants, and someone told me that while they forget the name they're pretty sure they're not heavily aquatic plants... so CO2 and such doesn't matter.
5) Are there any websites that you guys use exclusively that is a basic but easy to understand guide on fish, w/ pictures, descriptions, etc? Basically a fish dictionary. I used to have one but lost my favorites, and can't seem to find the website again.
I think that's it for now!
Just throwing a few other misc questions around here to get some answers. They've been asked before, but they haven't been answered exclusively and I don't want to bump old threads.
1) Someone told me that when I'm adding water, I should always add a dechlorinator first. This is something I have never ever done. I assume I should buy some from the store, and follow the directions. I have two questions about that:
- My filter has a little "spout" that kind of inserts it via that method. Should I use that, or place directly into the water? This question won't matter pending the answer of the next one:
- Do I add dechlorinator to the water before adding it to the tank? Or can I add, then decholorinate?
2) I've noted that there appears to be this white, possibly chalky looking substance that's all around my filter and my hood. What is this, is it dangerous, and how do you treat?
3) My vacuum seems to be really weak. I guess it's because the actual hose line part is thin, not sure, but it doesn't seem to get enough umph to do anything. All I do is hit the gravel, it stirs it up into the water and I spend time trying to move the vacuum around trying to get it, but it fails. Any recommendations? I'm sure the Python is the recommendation to be, however I don't have the money to warrant it right now for a 10g tank.
4) Lighting and Air Pump. It has been discussed before that lighting should be on 10-12 hours per day. It has also been discussed that the air pump should be on when the light is off, when the plants aren't photosynthesizing. Is this correct? Also, does it matter the physical time of day it is when I do this? Or is it my choice when I choose to have one on, and the other? I only have two plants, and someone told me that while they forget the name they're pretty sure they're not heavily aquatic plants... so CO2 and such doesn't matter.
5) Are there any websites that you guys use exclusively that is a basic but easy to understand guide on fish, w/ pictures, descriptions, etc? Basically a fish dictionary. I used to have one but lost my favorites, and can't seem to find the website again.
I think that's it for now!
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